Showtime has dropped the trailer for Season 3 of “The Chi,” and it features creator and executive producer Lena Waithe in a multi-episode arc as a Chicago mayoral candidate.
“This city wasn’t meant to be a jungle,” Waithe’s character says from a podium in the trailer. “There’s so much more than that. If you’re with me, let me get an amen.”
Watch the trailer above.
Also Read: Jason Mitchell Says Former 'The Chi' Showrunner Used #MeToo Movement as a 'Really Ugly Weapon' Against Him
Showtime’s president of entertainment Gary Levine also announced at the Television Critics Association’s Winter Press Tour on Monday that the new season will return on July 5.
Common also executive produces “The Chi” along with showrunner Justin Hillian (“Snowfall”). The series is described as “a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents who become linked by coincidence, but bonded by...
“This city wasn’t meant to be a jungle,” Waithe’s character says from a podium in the trailer. “There’s so much more than that. If you’re with me, let me get an amen.”
Watch the trailer above.
Also Read: Jason Mitchell Says Former 'The Chi' Showrunner Used #MeToo Movement as a 'Really Ugly Weapon' Against Him
Showtime’s president of entertainment Gary Levine also announced at the Television Critics Association’s Winter Press Tour on Monday that the new season will return on July 5.
Common also executive produces “The Chi” along with showrunner Justin Hillian (“Snowfall”). The series is described as “a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents who become linked by coincidence, but bonded by...
- 1/13/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
The Oscars don’t usually care for horror movies, and they don’t usually remember movies that opened way back in February, but Jordan Peele overcame both of those factors with his 2017 sleeper hit “Get Out.” So are we underestimating his 2019 sleeper hit “Us,” which also received critical acclaim and was a box office success (more than a quarter of a billion dollars grossed worldwide)? Specifically, I think Lupita Nyong’o could ambush the Best Actress race — with or without her scissors.
Nyong’o was an awards darling for her breakthrough role as the enslaved Patsey in “12 Years a Slave” (2013), which ended up winning her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. She has worked steadily since there, both in front of the camera and in voice-over roles, but “Us” is arguably her juiciest acting showcase since that victory.
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Nyong’o was an awards darling for her breakthrough role as the enslaved Patsey in “12 Years a Slave” (2013), which ended up winning her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. She has worked steadily since there, both in front of the camera and in voice-over roles, but “Us” is arguably her juiciest acting showcase since that victory.
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- 11/26/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Cory Hardrict (The Oath), Joel Steingold (How To Get Away with Murder) and Salvador Chacon (Mayans M.C.) are set for multi-episode arcs in season three of the Lena Waithe-created Showtime drama series The Chi. The series is currently in production in Chicago and will return to the network in 2020.
Produced by Fox 21 Television Studios, The Chi is a timely coming-of-age story about a group of residents who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption.
Hardrict will play Dante, an independent rapper whose taste in women is as selective as the strain of cannabis he buys and producers he works with.
Steingold will play Martin St. John, a Hedge Fund manager with his eyes and cents on the Chicago political landscape, and father of the new love interest of Kevin (Alex Hibbert).
Chacon will play Tomas Gutierrez, a nurse who works...
Produced by Fox 21 Television Studios, The Chi is a timely coming-of-age story about a group of residents who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption.
Hardrict will play Dante, an independent rapper whose taste in women is as selective as the strain of cannabis he buys and producers he works with.
Steingold will play Martin St. John, a Hedge Fund manager with his eyes and cents on the Chicago political landscape, and father of the new love interest of Kevin (Alex Hibbert).
Chacon will play Tomas Gutierrez, a nurse who works...
- 11/20/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Grammy winner and The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burruss is set for a multi-episode arc in season three of the Lena Waithe-created Showtime drama series The Chi. The series is currently in production in Chicago and will return to the network in 2020.
Produced by Fox 21 Television Studios, The Chi is a timely coming-of-age story about a group of residents who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption.
Burruss will play Roselyn Perry, the estranged wife of Douda (guest star Curtiss Cook), back at his side to influence his political agenda and to help herself.
Season three cast includes Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (Queen of Katwe), Jacob Latimore (Sleight), Alex Hibbert (Moonlight), Yolonda Ross (Treme), Shamon Brown Jr., Michael Epps and Birgundi Baker.
Waithe, who won an Emmy for Netflix’s Master of None, executive produces the series alongside Oscar and Emmy winner Common,...
Produced by Fox 21 Television Studios, The Chi is a timely coming-of-age story about a group of residents who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption.
Burruss will play Roselyn Perry, the estranged wife of Douda (guest star Curtiss Cook), back at his side to influence his political agenda and to help herself.
Season three cast includes Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (Queen of Katwe), Jacob Latimore (Sleight), Alex Hibbert (Moonlight), Yolonda Ross (Treme), Shamon Brown Jr., Michael Epps and Birgundi Baker.
Waithe, who won an Emmy for Netflix’s Master of None, executive produces the series alongside Oscar and Emmy winner Common,...
- 9/26/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Production is underway on Season 3 of Showtime’s The Chi with a new showrunner and executive producer. Writer Justin Hillian (Snowfall) will run the upcoming third season, replacing Ayanna Floyd Davis, Showtime said today. Additionally Birgundi Baker, who plays Kiesha, has been promoted to series regular, and Luke James, La La Anthony (Power) and Lil Rel Howery have signed on to recurring roles.
The showrunner change follows the exit last season of Jason Mitchell, one of the series’ leads, who was let go in May over allegations of inappropriate behavior. Floyd previously issued a statement that producer and creator Lena Waithe was made aware of complaints against Mitchell during the show’s first season, but he was still written in to return for the show’s third season. Mitchell was cut after Season 2 had wrapped.
“When I took the helm in season two,...
The showrunner change follows the exit last season of Jason Mitchell, one of the series’ leads, who was let go in May over allegations of inappropriate behavior. Floyd previously issued a statement that producer and creator Lena Waithe was made aware of complaints against Mitchell during the show’s first season, but he was still written in to return for the show’s third season. Mitchell was cut after Season 2 had wrapped.
“When I took the helm in season two,...
- 9/16/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Celebrated filmmaker Mira Nair — whose films include “Monsoon Wedding” and “The Namesake” — is launching her first online class, in which she’ll share insights for aspiring auteurs.
Her class on independent filmmaking is being offered exclusively through internet education platform MasterClass. In the course, Nair shares her directing methods, pointers on maximizing budgets, and how to bring authentic stories to the screen.
Nair’s class is available now on MasterClass’s website (at masterclass.com/mn), priced at $90 for lifetime access to the series of video tutorials and other materials. MasterClass also offers a $180 annual plan, which grants unlimited access to all new and existing classes from its full lineup of celebrity instructors.
“I wanted to teach this MasterClass to demystify the process of what it takes to make an idea come alive on screen,” Nair said. “The fact is that there is great power in telling our stories. It...
Her class on independent filmmaking is being offered exclusively through internet education platform MasterClass. In the course, Nair shares her directing methods, pointers on maximizing budgets, and how to bring authentic stories to the screen.
Nair’s class is available now on MasterClass’s website (at masterclass.com/mn), priced at $90 for lifetime access to the series of video tutorials and other materials. MasterClass also offers a $180 annual plan, which grants unlimited access to all new and existing classes from its full lineup of celebrity instructors.
“I wanted to teach this MasterClass to demystify the process of what it takes to make an idea come alive on screen,” Nair said. “The fact is that there is great power in telling our stories. It...
- 11/27/2018
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
The Geanco Foundation will hold its annual Hollywood fundraiser on Saturday, October 6, at Spectra in the Pacific Design Center to rally support for vulnerable women and children in Nigeria.
Oscar-nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor and Golden Globe-nominee David Oyelowo will engage in a keynote conversation about philanthropy and Africa.
“David and Chiwetel are passionate supporters who are deeply involved with our work in Nigeria,” said Afam Onyema, the Foundation’s Co-Founder and CEO. “I’m honored to have them headline this important event.”
Oscar-nominated actor and Geanco’s 2016 Global Promise honoree Benedict Cumberbatch is the Honorary Gala Chair. Expected Special Guests include Sam Adegoke (The CW’s Dynasty), Dayo Okeniyi, Grammy-nominated musician Jidenna, Fox Sports television personality Marcellus Wiley, Mark Johnson and Billy Ray (Oscar-nominated writer of Captain Phillips and The Hunger Games). Sponsors include Creative Artists Agency, Leaf Group, HBO, Latham & Watkins Llp, Pender Capital and Neuro Drink.
Event proceeds will underwrite Geanco’s medical missions,...
Oscar-nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor and Golden Globe-nominee David Oyelowo will engage in a keynote conversation about philanthropy and Africa.
“David and Chiwetel are passionate supporters who are deeply involved with our work in Nigeria,” said Afam Onyema, the Foundation’s Co-Founder and CEO. “I’m honored to have them headline this important event.”
Oscar-nominated actor and Geanco’s 2016 Global Promise honoree Benedict Cumberbatch is the Honorary Gala Chair. Expected Special Guests include Sam Adegoke (The CW’s Dynasty), Dayo Okeniyi, Grammy-nominated musician Jidenna, Fox Sports television personality Marcellus Wiley, Mark Johnson and Billy Ray (Oscar-nominated writer of Captain Phillips and The Hunger Games). Sponsors include Creative Artists Agency, Leaf Group, HBO, Latham & Watkins Llp, Pender Capital and Neuro Drink.
Event proceeds will underwrite Geanco’s medical missions,...
- 9/25/2018
- Look to the Stars
After eight years with Walt Disney Pictures, rising film executive Tendo Nagenda is jumping to Netflix.
The move is a big get for the digital streaming giant, which is trying to take its movie production arm up to a level where it can compete against studios for popular popcorn and tentpole fare.
At Disney, Nagenda worked on a range of movies, from the modestly-budgeted, such as Queen of Katwe, to A Wrinkle in Time. While those struggled to find audiences, he also was working on major tentpoles such as the upcoming live-action versions of Dumbo and Mulan. He joined Disney in 2010 and ...
The move is a big get for the digital streaming giant, which is trying to take its movie production arm up to a level where it can compete against studios for popular popcorn and tentpole fare.
At Disney, Nagenda worked on a range of movies, from the modestly-budgeted, such as Queen of Katwe, to A Wrinkle in Time. While those struggled to find audiences, he also was working on major tentpoles such as the upcoming live-action versions of Dumbo and Mulan. He joined Disney in 2010 and ...
- 8/24/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
After eight years with Walt Disney Pictures, rising film executive Tendo Nagenda is jumping to Netflix.
The move is a big get for the digital streaming giant, which is trying to take its movie production arm up to a level where it can compete against studios for popular popcorn and tentpole fare.
At Disney, Nagenda worked on a range of movies, from the modestly-budgeted, such as Queen of Katwe, to A Wrinkle in Time. While those struggled to find audiences, he also was working on major tentpoles such as the upcoming live-action versions of Dumbo and Mulan. He joined Disney in 2010 and ...
The move is a big get for the digital streaming giant, which is trying to take its movie production arm up to a level where it can compete against studios for popular popcorn and tentpole fare.
At Disney, Nagenda worked on a range of movies, from the modestly-budgeted, such as Queen of Katwe, to A Wrinkle in Time. While those struggled to find audiences, he also was working on major tentpoles such as the upcoming live-action versions of Dumbo and Mulan. He joined Disney in 2010 and ...
- 8/24/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actress Stana Katic turned 40 today and she’s more proof that the days of Hollywood’s notorious ideas about women over 30 no longer apply. Over eight seasons many watched Katic as Detective Kate Beckett on the ABC procedural dramedy Castle. Since that show ended she’s been quite busy! This year her successful Amazon series Absentia – a dramatic thriller she both stars in and is an executive producer – is filming its second season. Then, according to Deadline, she’ll be jumping into a Sarah Megan Thomas (Equity) and Lydia Dean Pilcher (Queen of Katwe) film project about female World
Stana Katic Is a Sign of the Changing Times in Hollywood...
Stana Katic Is a Sign of the Changing Times in Hollywood...
- 4/26/2018
- by Joy D'Angelo
- TVovermind.com
Castle alum Stana Katic, Sarah Megan Thomas (Equity), and Radhika Apte (Padman) are set to star in an untitled female-driven Ww II spy drama set to begin principal photography this spring. Linus Roache (Batman Begins) and Rossif Sutherland (River) also have been cast in the project, based on the real-life spies in Winston Churchill’s “secret army”, from Thomas and Lydia Dean Pilcher (Queen of Katwe).
The film centers on British intelligence officer Vera Atkins, played by Katic, and two of the women she sends to France as spies, Virginia Hall (Thomas) and Noor Inayat Khan (Apte). Atkins is a crafty recruiter with a secret of her own. Hall is a daring American with a wooden leg who was the first female field agent and ultimately the spy the Nazi’s dubbed “the most dangerous of all,” and Khan is a pacifist of Indian descent who was the first female wireless operator.
The film centers on British intelligence officer Vera Atkins, played by Katic, and two of the women she sends to France as spies, Virginia Hall (Thomas) and Noor Inayat Khan (Apte). Atkins is a crafty recruiter with a secret of her own. Hall is a daring American with a wooden leg who was the first female field agent and ultimately the spy the Nazi’s dubbed “the most dangerous of all,” and Khan is a pacifist of Indian descent who was the first female wireless operator.
- 4/13/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Simon Brew Dec 5, 2017
Fox is said to be in talks with Disney over the sale of its film business. But this might not be great news...
There’s been an understandable level of enthusiasm surrounding news that 21st Century Fox is considering selling its film business, and that Disney is in the box seat to snap it all up. From a fan point of view, that means that the film rights to the X-Men and Fantastic Four characters would revert back to Marvel, thus offering even more options for the Marvel cinematic universe.
Furthermore, one lesser-known side effect: Fox still holds the home entertainment rights to Star Wars: A New Hope. That would become Disney property too. Just imagine the boxset.
But whilst in the case of Fantastic Four – and possibly Star Wars - at least, I can see the upside of this, I can’t help wondering if a...
Fox is said to be in talks with Disney over the sale of its film business. But this might not be great news...
There’s been an understandable level of enthusiasm surrounding news that 21st Century Fox is considering selling its film business, and that Disney is in the box seat to snap it all up. From a fan point of view, that means that the film rights to the X-Men and Fantastic Four characters would revert back to Marvel, thus offering even more options for the Marvel cinematic universe.
Furthermore, one lesser-known side effect: Fox still holds the home entertainment rights to Star Wars: A New Hope. That would become Disney property too. Just imagine the boxset.
But whilst in the case of Fantastic Four – and possibly Star Wars - at least, I can see the upside of this, I can’t help wondering if a...
- 12/4/2017
- Den of Geek
Simon Brew Jun 23, 2017
Harry Potter, Pirates Of The Caribbean, even The Exorcist: they're four-quadrant movies. But what does that even mean...?
The summer of 1990 was a good one for blockbuster cinema. Notwithstanding the fact that Dick Tracy and Gremlins 2 didn’t get the expected financial returns – and in the latter case, that’s a scandal – it saw the emergence, for one, of Arnold Schwarzenegger as a bona-fide movie star. He finally reached the top off the back of an 18-rated science fiction Philip K Dick adaptation, Total Recall. In a summer laden with hits, it was one of the biggest.
The film was one of the top ten of the year overall too, notable in particular now because it targeted adults, and was a hard science fiction blockbuster. Other films in that top 10? The tense Jack Ryan feature, The Hunt For Red October. There was Pretty Woman, an R-rated romantic comedy with sinister undertones.
Harry Potter, Pirates Of The Caribbean, even The Exorcist: they're four-quadrant movies. But what does that even mean...?
The summer of 1990 was a good one for blockbuster cinema. Notwithstanding the fact that Dick Tracy and Gremlins 2 didn’t get the expected financial returns – and in the latter case, that’s a scandal – it saw the emergence, for one, of Arnold Schwarzenegger as a bona-fide movie star. He finally reached the top off the back of an 18-rated science fiction Philip K Dick adaptation, Total Recall. In a summer laden with hits, it was one of the biggest.
The film was one of the top ten of the year overall too, notable in particular now because it targeted adults, and was a hard science fiction blockbuster. Other films in that top 10? The tense Jack Ryan feature, The Hunt For Red October. There was Pretty Woman, an R-rated romantic comedy with sinister undertones.
- 5/16/2017
- Den of Geek
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit platforms. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
The Age of Shadows (Kim Jee-woon)
Eyebrows were raised when it was announced that South Korea will submit the as-yet-unreleased espionage thriller The Age of Shadows for Oscar consideration instead of Cannes hits The Handmaiden and The Wailing. Premiering out of competition at the 73rd Venice Film Festival, writer/director Jee-woon Kim’s return to Korean-language cinema after a brief stint in Hollywood with the Schwarzenegger-starrer The Last Stand...
The Age of Shadows (Kim Jee-woon)
Eyebrows were raised when it was announced that South Korea will submit the as-yet-unreleased espionage thriller The Age of Shadows for Oscar consideration instead of Cannes hits The Handmaiden and The Wailing. Premiering out of competition at the 73rd Venice Film Festival, writer/director Jee-woon Kim’s return to Korean-language cinema after a brief stint in Hollywood with the Schwarzenegger-starrer The Last Stand...
- 4/28/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
04.27.17: This list is now final. While I may in the future see additional films that were released in the awards year of 2016, no more films will be added to this list. (I may add links to reviews of films listed here.)
This ranking includes only new theatrical releases viewed for the awards year of 2016 (for eligibility for the Academy Awards and the Ofcs and Awfj awards); some films released in the UK without Us releases (and so ineligible for those awards this year) may also be included, for my own bookkeeping purposes. Links go to my review. Numbers after each entry are Date First Viewed/NYC Release Date/London Release Date; year is 2016 unless otherwise noted.
worth paying multiplex prices for
[5 stars]
Arrival (10.10/11.11/11.10)
La La Land (10.07/12.09/01.13.17)
A Monster Calls (10.06/12.23/01.01.17)
The Lobster (07.16.15/05.13/10.16.15)
Zootropolis (aka Zootopia) (02.22/03.04/03.25)
A Bigger Splash (10.08.15/05.04/02.12)
Miss Sloane (11.20/11.25/05.12.17)
London Road (06.03.15/09.09/06.12.15)
The Girl with All the Gifts (07.26/02.24.17/09.23)
I, Daniel Blake...
This ranking includes only new theatrical releases viewed for the awards year of 2016 (for eligibility for the Academy Awards and the Ofcs and Awfj awards); some films released in the UK without Us releases (and so ineligible for those awards this year) may also be included, for my own bookkeeping purposes. Links go to my review. Numbers after each entry are Date First Viewed/NYC Release Date/London Release Date; year is 2016 unless otherwise noted.
worth paying multiplex prices for
[5 stars]
Arrival (10.10/11.11/11.10)
La La Land (10.07/12.09/01.13.17)
A Monster Calls (10.06/12.23/01.01.17)
The Lobster (07.16.15/05.13/10.16.15)
Zootropolis (aka Zootopia) (02.22/03.04/03.25)
A Bigger Splash (10.08.15/05.04/02.12)
Miss Sloane (11.20/11.25/05.12.17)
London Road (06.03.15/09.09/06.12.15)
The Girl with All the Gifts (07.26/02.24.17/09.23)
I, Daniel Blake...
- 4/27/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
A billion dollars and some great reviews later, and Disney/Lucasfilm must be pretty delighted that John Knoll decided to pitch them the idea for a “Star Wars” spin-off that turned into last year’s blockbuster “Rogue One.” I mean, sure, you could have stuck the “A Star Wars Story” subtitle onto “Queen Of Katwe” and it probably would have made hundreds of millions of dollars, but “Rogue One” was a rare prequel and spin-off that felt truly satisfying, and was about as successful a launch to non-Skywalker stories within the universe as you could ask for.
Continue reading ‘Rogue One’ Creator John Knoll Says He’s Working On An Idea For Another ‘Star Wars Story’ at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Rogue One’ Creator John Knoll Says He’s Working On An Idea For Another ‘Star Wars Story’ at The Playlist.
- 4/27/2017
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Welcome back to the Weekend Warrior, your weekly look at the new movies hitting theaters this weekend, as well as other cool events and things to check out.
Three New Movies May Have Trouble Making Much of a Mark
After a couple impressive March weekends with one new box office record, and a couple impressive openings, we’re now into April, and of the new movies, there just doesn’t seem like anything can defeat last week’s powerful duo of DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby--which exceeded all predictions with $49 million, taking the top spot from Beauty and the Beast. Ghost in the Shell didn’t even do as well as I thought it may, opening with just $19 million, those late reviews helping to kill its weekend.
Sony Pictures Animation are giving the loveable blue Smurfs a third go at American audiences with The Smurfs: The Lost Village (Sony), after two previous movies,...
Three New Movies May Have Trouble Making Much of a Mark
After a couple impressive March weekends with one new box office record, and a couple impressive openings, we’re now into April, and of the new movies, there just doesn’t seem like anything can defeat last week’s powerful duo of DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby--which exceeded all predictions with $49 million, taking the top spot from Beauty and the Beast. Ghost in the Shell didn’t even do as well as I thought it may, opening with just $19 million, those late reviews helping to kill its weekend.
Sony Pictures Animation are giving the loveable blue Smurfs a third go at American audiences with The Smurfs: The Lost Village (Sony), after two previous movies,...
- 4/7/2017
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
Author: Matt Rodgers
Show almost anyone a picture of Riz Ahmed and they’ll be able to place him in something. It could be from Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker’s 2008 Big Brother zombie invasion satire, Dead Set. It might be as Aaron Kalloor, the Mark Zuckerberg techno genius who occupied one of the more interesting threads from Jason Bourne. More realistically, it’ll be from last year’s billion dollar Star Wars blockbuster, Rogue One, in which he played conflicted pilot Bodhi Rook. The point is, you can’t pigeon hole the guy.
Take this week’s City of Tiny Lights, in which Ahmed plays a London private eye investigating the case of a missing sex worker. The film might drown in its own dimly lit gloom, but the fact you stick with it is down to another chameleonic performance from the young Brit. You can read our review here.
Show almost anyone a picture of Riz Ahmed and they’ll be able to place him in something. It could be from Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker’s 2008 Big Brother zombie invasion satire, Dead Set. It might be as Aaron Kalloor, the Mark Zuckerberg techno genius who occupied one of the more interesting threads from Jason Bourne. More realistically, it’ll be from last year’s billion dollar Star Wars blockbuster, Rogue One, in which he played conflicted pilot Bodhi Rook. The point is, you can’t pigeon hole the guy.
Take this week’s City of Tiny Lights, in which Ahmed plays a London private eye investigating the case of a missing sex worker. The film might drown in its own dimly lit gloom, but the fact you stick with it is down to another chameleonic performance from the young Brit. You can read our review here.
- 4/6/2017
- by Matt Rodgers
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Tropic Thunder is coming to Netflix next month.
Also available will be films like Schindler's List, The Prestige, Across the Universe and Disney's Queen of Katwe. Netflix original series like the first season of Dear White People, part 2 of The Get Down, Louis C.K.'s comedy special are all launching on the streaming service in April as well.
Missed last month? See Netflix's March 2017 releases here.
A full list of Netflix's April movie and TV additions follows.
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Also available will be films like Schindler's List, The Prestige, Across the Universe and Disney's Queen of Katwe. Netflix original series like the first season of Dear White People, part 2 of The Get Down, Louis C.K.'s comedy special are all launching on the streaming service in April as well.
Missed last month? See Netflix's March 2017 releases here.
A full list of Netflix's April movie and TV additions follows.
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- 3/22/2017
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Athena Film Festival starts today in NYC, and will screen HBO’s Bright Lights with Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. It will also screen Queen of Katwe and close with Dolores.
- 2/9/2017
- by Jazz Tangcay
- AwardsDaily.com
Every week we dive into the cream of the crop when it comes to home releases, including Blu-ray and DVDs, as well as recommended deals of the week. Check out our rundown below and return every Tuesday for the best (or most interesting) films one can take home. Note that if you’re looking to support the site, every purchase you make through the links below helps us and is greatly appreciated.
Arcade Fire: The Reflektor Tapes (Kahlil Joseph)
A list of things The Reflektor Tapes comes close to being but doesn’t quite end up as: a concert film stitching together Arcade Fire‘s work on a worldwide tour supporting their most recent album, Reflektor; a travelogue of said tour; a sense-memory visual essay tracing the years-long life of songs, tracing from hashing-out and recording to a presentation for thousands of screaming, jumping fans; a channel-futzing sonic exploration...
Arcade Fire: The Reflektor Tapes (Kahlil Joseph)
A list of things The Reflektor Tapes comes close to being but doesn’t quite end up as: a concert film stitching together Arcade Fire‘s work on a worldwide tour supporting their most recent album, Reflektor; a travelogue of said tour; a sense-memory visual essay tracing the years-long life of songs, tracing from hashing-out and recording to a presentation for thousands of screaming, jumping fans; a channel-futzing sonic exploration...
- 1/31/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Home audiences will cheer for Disney’s Queen of Katwe, which has earned widespread critical acclaim. Based on the vibrant true story of a young girl (Madina Nalwanga) from the streets of Uganda whose world changes when she is introduced to the game of chess, and, as a result of the support she receives from her family and community, is instilled with the confidence and determination she needs to pursue her dream of becoming an international chess champion. It is a remarkable story of perseverance against all odds that will leave viewers feeling humbled and inspired. According to director Mira Nair, “The triumph of the human spirit is not to weep for what we don’t have but to focus on what we do have and allow that to take us to a place we never imagined possible.” Disney’s heartwarming and triumphant tale arrives home on Digital HD on Jan.
- 1/17/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit platforms. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
Aquarius (Kleber Mendonça Filho)
The staggeringly accomplished debut feature by Brazilian critic-turned-director Kleber Mendonça Filho, Neighboring Sounds, announced the arrival of a remarkable new talent in international cinema. Clearly recognizable as the work of the same director, Mendonça’s equally assertive follow-up, Aquarius, establishes his authorial voice as well as his place as one of the most eloquent filmic commentators on the contemporary state of Brazilian society. – Giovanni M.
Aquarius (Kleber Mendonça Filho)
The staggeringly accomplished debut feature by Brazilian critic-turned-director Kleber Mendonça Filho, Neighboring Sounds, announced the arrival of a remarkable new talent in international cinema. Clearly recognizable as the work of the same director, Mendonça’s equally assertive follow-up, Aquarius, establishes his authorial voice as well as his place as one of the most eloquent filmic commentators on the contemporary state of Brazilian society. – Giovanni M.
- 1/13/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Just as George Miller’s “Mad Max: Fury Road,” James Cameron’s “Avatar,” Alfonso Cuaron’s “Gravity,” and Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi” were cinematic groundbreakers for the ages, I believe Oscar voters should take Jon Favreau’s “The Jungle Book” more seriously.
Favreau and screenwriter Justin Marks took Rudyard Kipling’s classic tales of Mowgli and his brothers and, with help from James Cameron and Martin Scorsese’s go-to VFX master Rob Legato, created a seamlessly natural digital world with many vibrant animal characters — and one live boy (Neel Sethi).
Read More: Why Photographic Realism Makes Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’ the VFX Oscar Favorite
Maybe Favreau makes it look too easy. This isn’t fantasy-world “Avatar.” This is digital India. He calls up fond memories of Disney’s 1967 animated musical, weaving in a couple of songs and creating a grand set piece led by Christopher Walken as a giant ancient orangutan (gigantopithecus,...
Favreau and screenwriter Justin Marks took Rudyard Kipling’s classic tales of Mowgli and his brothers and, with help from James Cameron and Martin Scorsese’s go-to VFX master Rob Legato, created a seamlessly natural digital world with many vibrant animal characters — and one live boy (Neel Sethi).
Read More: Why Photographic Realism Makes Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’ the VFX Oscar Favorite
Maybe Favreau makes it look too easy. This isn’t fantasy-world “Avatar.” This is digital India. He calls up fond memories of Disney’s 1967 animated musical, weaving in a couple of songs and creating a grand set piece led by Christopher Walken as a giant ancient orangutan (gigantopithecus,...
- 1/13/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Keep up with the always-hopping film festival world with our weekly Film Festival Roundup column. Check out last week’s Roundup right here.
Lineup Announcements
– The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has announced its lineup for the 32nd edition, which will run February 1 – 11. The festival will offer a vast array of films representing 50+ countries, 51 world premieres and 64 Us premieres, along with tributes with the year’s top talent, panel discussions, and free community education and outreach programs. The festival will kick off on February 1 with the world premiere of “Charged.” The fest will also feature “Heal the Living” as its international gala and “Their Finest” as it closing night offering.
Sbiff will also play home to a number of tributes, with honorees including Denzel Washington, Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, Isabelle Huppert and many more, previously announced accolades.
To find out more about the full lineup, plus information on tributes...
Lineup Announcements
– The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has announced its lineup for the 32nd edition, which will run February 1 – 11. The festival will offer a vast array of films representing 50+ countries, 51 world premieres and 64 Us premieres, along with tributes with the year’s top talent, panel discussions, and free community education and outreach programs. The festival will kick off on February 1 with the world premiere of “Charged.” The fest will also feature “Heal the Living” as its international gala and “Their Finest” as it closing night offering.
Sbiff will also play home to a number of tributes, with honorees including Denzel Washington, Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, Isabelle Huppert and many more, previously announced accolades.
To find out more about the full lineup, plus information on tributes...
- 1/12/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
The year is off to a strange start, even at the box office. Last weekend saw “Hidden Figures” win in a rare race among three titles for the top spot, but this weekend looks even more complicated. Multiple films will vie for no. 1 — and “Rogue One” isn’t one of them.
Among last weekend’s top grossers, the only one in the hunt is “Hidden Figures.” It will likely will drop to the high teens, and the most likely challenger is the first national expansion of “Patriots Day.” There will also bean even wider break for the major crossover success that is “La La Land,” with “Live By Night” and “Silence” also expanding, if to considerably less effect.
Three new films will open with Paramount’s “Monster Trucks,” Stx’s “Bye Bye Man,” and Open Road’s “Sleepless.” All told, that’s seven films moving into more theaters, a traffic...
Among last weekend’s top grossers, the only one in the hunt is “Hidden Figures.” It will likely will drop to the high teens, and the most likely challenger is the first national expansion of “Patriots Day.” There will also bean even wider break for the major crossover success that is “La La Land,” with “Live By Night” and “Silence” also expanding, if to considerably less effect.
Three new films will open with Paramount’s “Monster Trucks,” Stx’s “Bye Bye Man,” and Open Road’s “Sleepless.” All told, that’s seven films moving into more theaters, a traffic...
- 1/12/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
The Athena Film Festival has revealed the lineup for its 2017 edition. The films that will screen at the annual Barnard College event in New York, designed to celebrate female leadership, include HBO's Carrie Fisher-Debbie Reynolds documentary Bright Lights, the fall theatrical release Queen of Katwe and a special preview of the upcoming Hulu series The Handmaid's Tale.
Bright Lights, directed by Alexis Bloom and Fisher Stevens, has become especially poignant in the wake of the deaths of both Fisher and Reynolds. The doc had been making the festival rounds ahead of its HBO premiere this past weekend, and its Athena...
Bright Lights, directed by Alexis Bloom and Fisher Stevens, has become especially poignant in the wake of the deaths of both Fisher and Reynolds. The doc had been making the festival rounds ahead of its HBO premiere this past weekend, and its Athena...
- 1/11/2017
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
91 songs were recently named as being eligible for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, including three from Damien Chazelle’s musical “La La Land” and high-profile tunes by the likes of Pharrell Williams, Justin Timberlake and Sia. We’ll know which five are ultimately nominated on January 24. In the meantime, avail yourself of this Spotify playlist featuring 70 of the eligible songs — and the full list of all 91.
Read More: 2017 Oscar Predictions: Best Original Song
Read More: Oscar Best Score Contenders: The Inside Story of Creating 5 Diverse Frontrunners
“Just Like Fire” from “Alice through the Looking Glass”
“Rise” from “American Wrestler: The Wizard”
“Friends” from “The Angry Birds Movie”
“Flicker” from “Audrie & Daisy”
“Seconds” from “Autumn Lights”
“A Minute To Breathe” from “Before the Flood”
“Glory (Let There Be Peace)” from “Believe”
“Mother’s Theme” from “Believe”
“Somewhere” from “Believe”
“The Only Way Out” from “Ben-Hur”
“Still Falling For You...
Read More: 2017 Oscar Predictions: Best Original Song
Read More: Oscar Best Score Contenders: The Inside Story of Creating 5 Diverse Frontrunners
“Just Like Fire” from “Alice through the Looking Glass”
“Rise” from “American Wrestler: The Wizard”
“Friends” from “The Angry Birds Movie”
“Flicker” from “Audrie & Daisy”
“Seconds” from “Autumn Lights”
“A Minute To Breathe” from “Before the Flood”
“Glory (Let There Be Peace)” from “Believe”
“Mother’s Theme” from “Believe”
“Somewhere” from “Believe”
“The Only Way Out” from “Ben-Hur”
“Still Falling For You...
- 1/3/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Justin Timberlake (Courtesy: DreamWorks Animation)
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
Already halfway to an Egot, Justin Timberlake is looking to make a splash at the Oscars this year. The 35-year-old singer’s latest chart-topper, “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” from Trolls, is a contender in the best original song category — up against some pretty big threats — in addition to seeing great commercial success. In fact, it could be the latest in a recent string of songs to end up on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end charts as well as snagging some attention from the Academy.
Timberlake, who served as executive music producer for DreamWorks Animation’s latest entry in addition to starring in it, co-wrote and co-produced the jam alongside Max Martin and Karl Johan Schuster (aka Shellback). “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” — which was released on May 6, a full six months before Trolls was released on November 4 — became Timberlake’s fifth No.
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
Already halfway to an Egot, Justin Timberlake is looking to make a splash at the Oscars this year. The 35-year-old singer’s latest chart-topper, “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” from Trolls, is a contender in the best original song category — up against some pretty big threats — in addition to seeing great commercial success. In fact, it could be the latest in a recent string of songs to end up on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end charts as well as snagging some attention from the Academy.
Timberlake, who served as executive music producer for DreamWorks Animation’s latest entry in addition to starring in it, co-wrote and co-produced the jam alongside Max Martin and Karl Johan Schuster (aka Shellback). “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” — which was released on May 6, a full six months before Trolls was released on November 4 — became Timberlake’s fifth No.
- 12/28/2016
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
The Best Original Songs of 2016The Best Original Songs of 2016Adriana Floridia12/27/2016 8:00:00 Am
Good original songs in movies can sometimes be hard to find. In the past, when it comes to the Best Original Song award at The Oscars, we get entries that are either straight out of left field, or slim pickings from the very few semi-decent original songs that were written that year.
2016 is the exception, as the original music in films was so good this year, that we decided to make a list. It's going to be a tough category at this year's Oscars too, with the music in La La Land competing against Moana, Hidden Figures, Queen of Katwe and more. In another year, we may have hoped that one of the parody songs from Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping could have made it too.
We're going to let the music speak for itself,...
Good original songs in movies can sometimes be hard to find. In the past, when it comes to the Best Original Song award at The Oscars, we get entries that are either straight out of left field, or slim pickings from the very few semi-decent original songs that were written that year.
2016 is the exception, as the original music in films was so good this year, that we decided to make a list. It's going to be a tough category at this year's Oscars too, with the music in La La Land competing against Moana, Hidden Figures, Queen of Katwe and more. In another year, we may have hoped that one of the parody songs from Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping could have made it too.
We're going to let the music speak for itself,...
- 12/27/2016
- by Adriana Floridia
- Cineplex
The facts are all-too-clearly etched in our minds: On Patriots' Day, April 15, 2013, near the finish line of the Boston marathon, two pressure cooker bombs exploded about 12 seconds apart, killing three civilians and injuring an estimated 264 others causing the loss of blood and limbs. The subsequent 100-hour manhunt for the terrorist bombers, Chechen brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, is enacted in Patriots Day, a raw, riveting, emotionally wrenching docudrama from Peter Berg and producer-star Mark Wahlberg. The director and his Boston-homeboy star, who collaborated laudably on the true-life dramas of 2013's...
- 12/21/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Here's the complete list of winners of the 2016 African American Film Critics Association (Aafca) Awards:
Film
Best Picture
Moonlight
Best Director
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Best Actor
Denzel Washington, Fences
Best Actress
Ruth Negga, Loving
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis, Fences
Best Ensemble
The cast of Hidden Figures
Breakout Performance 2017
Janelle Monae, Moonlight and Hidden Figures
Best Independent Film
Moonlight
Best Animation Film
Zootopia
Best Song
"Victory," Hidden Figures
Best Documentary
13th
Best Foreign Film
Tanna
Best Screenplay
August Wilson, Fences
Television
Best TV Show, Drama
Queen Sugar
Best TV Show, Comedy
Atlanta
Best TV Show, Cable/New Media
Underground
Best TV Show, Special/Limited Series
Lemonade
Aafca Top 10 Films of 2016 in Order of Distinction
1. Moonlight
2. Fences
3. Hidden Figures
4. Lion
5. La La Land
6. The Birth of a Nation
7. Loving
8. Manchester by the Sea
9. Hell or High Water
10. Queen of Katwe
Aafca Top 10 TV Shows of...
Film
Best Picture
Moonlight
Best Director
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Best Actor
Denzel Washington, Fences
Best Actress
Ruth Negga, Loving
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis, Fences
Best Ensemble
The cast of Hidden Figures
Breakout Performance 2017
Janelle Monae, Moonlight and Hidden Figures
Best Independent Film
Moonlight
Best Animation Film
Zootopia
Best Song
"Victory," Hidden Figures
Best Documentary
13th
Best Foreign Film
Tanna
Best Screenplay
August Wilson, Fences
Television
Best TV Show, Drama
Queen Sugar
Best TV Show, Comedy
Atlanta
Best TV Show, Cable/New Media
Underground
Best TV Show, Special/Limited Series
Lemonade
Aafca Top 10 Films of 2016 in Order of Distinction
1. Moonlight
2. Fences
3. Hidden Figures
4. Lion
5. La La Land
6. The Birth of a Nation
7. Loving
8. Manchester by the Sea
9. Hell or High Water
10. Queen of Katwe
Aafca Top 10 TV Shows of...
- 12/13/2016
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Academy brass on Tuesday announced the roster of songs that will advance to the nominations stage for the 89th Academy Awards.
The original songs and the film in which each is featured are listed below in alphabetical order by film title and song title:
Just Like Fire from Alice through The Looking Glass
Rise from American Wrestler: The Wizard
Friends from The Angry Birds Movie
Flicker from Audrie & Daisy
Seconds from Autumn Lights
A Minute To Breathe from Before The Flood
Glory (Let There Be Peace) from Believe
Mother’s Theme from Believe
Somewhere from Believe
The Only Way Out from Ben-Hur
Still Falling For You from Bridget Jones’s Baby
That from The Bronze
Torch Pt. 2 from Citizen Soldier
Drift And Fall Again from Criminal
Take Me Down from Deepwater Horizon
Land Of All from Desierto
Sad But True (Dreamland Theme) from Dreamland
Angel By The Wings from The Eagle Huntress
Blind Pig from Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them...
The original songs and the film in which each is featured are listed below in alphabetical order by film title and song title:
Just Like Fire from Alice through The Looking Glass
Rise from American Wrestler: The Wizard
Friends from The Angry Birds Movie
Flicker from Audrie & Daisy
Seconds from Autumn Lights
A Minute To Breathe from Before The Flood
Glory (Let There Be Peace) from Believe
Mother’s Theme from Believe
Somewhere from Believe
The Only Way Out from Ben-Hur
Still Falling For You from Bridget Jones’s Baby
That from The Bronze
Torch Pt. 2 from Citizen Soldier
Drift And Fall Again from Criminal
Take Me Down from Deepwater Horizon
Land Of All from Desierto
Sad But True (Dreamland Theme) from Dreamland
Angel By The Wings from The Eagle Huntress
Blind Pig from Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them...
- 12/13/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has announced the 91 tunes eligible to compete for this year’s Best Original Songs, including three from “La La Land” alone. The most recent award went to “Writing’s on the Wall” from “Spectre,” the second consecutive James Bond film to be so honored; Adele won for “Skyfall” in 2012.
Read: ‘La La Land’: Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling’s ‘City of Stars’ Duet Will Sweep You Off Your Feet – Listen
This tends to be one of the Academy Awards’ more inclusive categories, often going to movies that get little or no other attention on Oscar night: Other recent winners and nominees include selections from “Frozen,” “The Muppets” and “Fifty Shades of Grey.” The final nominees will be announced on January 24. Full list below:
Read More: ‘Jackie’ Soundtrack: Stream Mica Levi’s Powerful, Haunting Score
“Just Like Fire” from “Alice through the Looking Glass...
Read: ‘La La Land’: Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling’s ‘City of Stars’ Duet Will Sweep You Off Your Feet – Listen
This tends to be one of the Academy Awards’ more inclusive categories, often going to movies that get little or no other attention on Oscar night: Other recent winners and nominees include selections from “Frozen,” “The Muppets” and “Fifty Shades of Grey.” The final nominees will be announced on January 24. Full list below:
Read More: ‘Jackie’ Soundtrack: Stream Mica Levi’s Powerful, Haunting Score
“Just Like Fire” from “Alice through the Looking Glass...
- 12/13/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Surprises and Snubs of the 2017 Golden Globe Nominations Surprises and Snubs of the 2017 Golden Globe Nominations Adriana Floridia12/12/2016 8:54:00 Am
The Golden Globe nominations are often hard to predict.
That's because the Hollywood Foreign Press aren't always impressed by the buzzed movies, as it seems with this year's nominations, they probably didn't even watch Martin Scorsese's Silence, which was completely shut out.
They also have their biases, and it's a known fact that they love Tom Ford, and are seemingly forgiving towards Mel Gibson. Both filmmakers movies scored nominations that we wouldn't have placed our bets on.
Half the fun of analyzing awards nominations is breaking down who surprised us and who was snubbed. Here are some of the biggest shockers from this mornings 2017 Golden Globes nominations.
The Surprises
Nocturnal Animals, which was a dark horse for many awards prognosticators, managed to pull three big nominations. Aaron Taylor-Johnson...
The Golden Globe nominations are often hard to predict.
That's because the Hollywood Foreign Press aren't always impressed by the buzzed movies, as it seems with this year's nominations, they probably didn't even watch Martin Scorsese's Silence, which was completely shut out.
They also have their biases, and it's a known fact that they love Tom Ford, and are seemingly forgiving towards Mel Gibson. Both filmmakers movies scored nominations that we wouldn't have placed our bets on.
Half the fun of analyzing awards nominations is breaking down who surprised us and who was snubbed. Here are some of the biggest shockers from this mornings 2017 Golden Globes nominations.
The Surprises
Nocturnal Animals, which was a dark horse for many awards prognosticators, managed to pull three big nominations. Aaron Taylor-Johnson...
- 12/12/2016
- by Adriana Floridia
- Cineplex
Saturday Am Update: DreamWorks Pictures and Reliance Entertainment's Office Christmas Party topped the Friday box office with an estimated $6.6 million, heading toward what is expected to be a $17+ million three-day opening. At this point it is looking like that won't be enough for a first place finish as Disney's Moana is expected to bring in around $18+ million after an estimated $4.1 million Friday. Elsewhere, Focus' expansion of Nocturnal Animals into 1,262 theaters (+1,135) brought in an estimated $1.1 million and is heading toward what looks like a $3.6 million weekend. For EuropaCorp's Miss Sloane things aren't quite as rosy as the film expanded into 1,648 theaters this weekend and is looking at a three-day right around $1.9 million after an estimated $660,000 on Friday. Manchester by the Sea, however, is doing a little better than expected, bringing in an estimated $912,250 on Friday, heading toward a $3+ million weekend from just 367 theaters. And speaking of performing, Lionsgate's La La Land...
- 12/8/2016
- by Brad Brevet <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
Watch 5 New ‘Collateral Beauty’ Clips and a Behind-the-Scenes Featurette (Will Smith Aims for Oscar)
Maybe buried beneath all the awards season chatter for films like “Moonlight,” “Queen of Katwe,” “Loving,” “Hidden Figures” and “Fences” to name a few, is another film that’s on my 2017 Oscar predictions list: Will Smith starring in “Collateral Beauty.” Co-starring… Continue Reading →...
- 12/8/2016
- by shadowandact
- ShadowAndAct
Starting at Cannes, I’ve been sitting down with awards contenders for exclusive video interviews. Check out the Oscar contenders below.
‘Into The Inferno’: How Werner Herzog Learned to Love and Fear Volcanoes (Exclusive Video)
‘Moonlight’ and ‘Luke Cage’ Breakout Mahershala Ali on the Power of Diverse Roles
Lupita Nyong’o Finds Her Strength in ‘Queen of Katwe’ (Video)
Joel Edgerton Reveals How ‘Loving’ Can Change the Conversation About Racism in America (Video)
Amy Adams: Queen of Fall Festivals and Heading for Oscars (Exclusive Tiff Video)
How Meryl Streep Embraced Being Awful in ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’ – Video
Related stories'The Secret Scripture' Trailer: Rooney Mara Checks Into a Mental Hospital in Jim Sheridan's Drama13 Lessons From Making a Film Festival Breakout: AFI Fest Directors Share Their Tips'Jackie' Official Trailer: Natalie Portman's Jaw-Dropping Performance Will Go Down as One of Her Very Best...
‘Into The Inferno’: How Werner Herzog Learned to Love and Fear Volcanoes (Exclusive Video)
‘Moonlight’ and ‘Luke Cage’ Breakout Mahershala Ali on the Power of Diverse Roles
Lupita Nyong’o Finds Her Strength in ‘Queen of Katwe’ (Video)
Joel Edgerton Reveals How ‘Loving’ Can Change the Conversation About Racism in America (Video)
Amy Adams: Queen of Fall Festivals and Heading for Oscars (Exclusive Tiff Video)
How Meryl Streep Embraced Being Awful in ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’ – Video
Related stories'The Secret Scripture' Trailer: Rooney Mara Checks Into a Mental Hospital in Jim Sheridan's Drama13 Lessons From Making a Film Festival Breakout: AFI Fest Directors Share Their Tips'Jackie' Official Trailer: Natalie Portman's Jaw-Dropping Performance Will Go Down as One of Her Very Best...
- 11/15/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Maybe buried beneath all the awards season chatter for films like “Moonlight,” “Queen of Katwe,” “Loving,” “Hidden Figures” and “Fences” to name a few, is another film that’s on my 2017 Oscar predictions list: Will Smith starring in “Collateral Beauty.” Based… Continue Reading →...
- 11/10/2016
- by shadowandact
- ShadowAndAct
Since 12 Years A Slave, the actor has landed roles in Star Wars and The Jungle Book and dined with the Obamas. Now she’s playing the mother of a chess prodigy in Queen of Katwe
Lupita Nyong’o is, rumour suggests, a nightmare. Difficult. Cold. Prone to making heavy demands. She also quite famously won an Oscar for her first film straight out of Yale School of Drama, just three years ago. So, you might expect a degree of monstrous entitlement, but the buzz spreading through the London film festival seems exaggerated, even by industry standards. Chatshow clips – Jimmy Kimmel and The Ellen Show, old episodes of Conan O’Brien and Letterman – offer no evidence of brattiness.
Related: 12 Years a Slave – review | Peter Bradshaw
Continue reading...
Lupita Nyong’o is, rumour suggests, a nightmare. Difficult. Cold. Prone to making heavy demands. She also quite famously won an Oscar for her first film straight out of Yale School of Drama, just three years ago. So, you might expect a degree of monstrous entitlement, but the buzz spreading through the London film festival seems exaggerated, even by industry standards. Chatshow clips – Jimmy Kimmel and The Ellen Show, old episodes of Conan O’Brien and Letterman – offer no evidence of brattiness.
Related: 12 Years a Slave – review | Peter Bradshaw
Continue reading...
- 10/20/2016
- by Nosheen Iqbal
- The Guardian - Film News
Everett
The only way you could miss Lupita Nyong’o’s colorful red carpet streak is if you’ve been living under a rock the past few weeks. She’s been on a high-fashion roll while promoting her new film, Queen of Katwe, in one gorgeous gown and head wrap after another. So for today’s #Tbt post, she threw it back to where her new style inspiration all came from — her wardrobe on set.
The film follows the amazing true story of a 10-year-old Ugandan girl who becomes a chess champion, with Nyong’o playing the role of her mother.
The only way you could miss Lupita Nyong’o’s colorful red carpet streak is if you’ve been living under a rock the past few weeks. She’s been on a high-fashion roll while promoting her new film, Queen of Katwe, in one gorgeous gown and head wrap after another. So for today’s #Tbt post, she threw it back to where her new style inspiration all came from — her wardrobe on set.
The film follows the amazing true story of a 10-year-old Ugandan girl who becomes a chess champion, with Nyong’o playing the role of her mother.
- 10/13/2016
- by Colleen Kratofil
- PEOPLE.com
Here's your estimated 3-day box office returns (new releases bolded): 1. The Girl on the Train - $24.6 million ($24.6 million total) 2. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children - $15.0 million ($51.0 million total) 3. Deepwater Horizon - $11.7 million ($38.5 million total) 4. The Magnificent Seven - $9.1 million ($75.9 million total) 5. Storks - $8.4 million ($50.1 million total) 6. The Birth of a Nation - $7.1 million ($7.1 million total) 7. Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life - $6.9 million ($6.9 million total) 8. Sully - $5.2 million ($113.4 million total) 9. Masterminds - $4.1 million ($12.7 million total) 10. Queen of Katwe - $1.6 million ($5.3 million total) The Big Stories What is that you see outside the window of your train car...
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- 10/10/2016
- by Erik Childress
- Movies.com
The good news: Emily Blunt thriller “The Girl on the Train” handily outpaced other Columbus Day Weekend openers, as well as last year’s single new wide release, “Pan,” which only scored $15 million.
The bad news: despite three wide releases, the weekend marked another box office downslide. The $94 million Top Ten total is off 11% from 2015, continuing the recent post-Labor Day decline.
So “The Girl on the Train” (Universal), which delivered a tad under $25 million at a third of its cost, is a significant improvement over “Pan.” It should become a success.
But given the earlier films performing weaker than last year’s fall releases, their results, even with some respectable holds, can’t compare to 2015 grosses. So for theaters, the drop continues.
The Top Ten
1. The Girl on the Train (Universal) New – Cinemascore: B-; Metacritic: 48; Est. budget: $45 million
$24,660,000 in 3,144 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $7,844; Cumulative: $24,660,000
2. Miss Peregrine’s...
The bad news: despite three wide releases, the weekend marked another box office downslide. The $94 million Top Ten total is off 11% from 2015, continuing the recent post-Labor Day decline.
So “The Girl on the Train” (Universal), which delivered a tad under $25 million at a third of its cost, is a significant improvement over “Pan.” It should become a success.
But given the earlier films performing weaker than last year’s fall releases, their results, even with some respectable holds, can’t compare to 2015 grosses. So for theaters, the drop continues.
The Top Ten
1. The Girl on the Train (Universal) New – Cinemascore: B-; Metacritic: 48; Est. budget: $45 million
$24,660,000 in 3,144 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $7,844; Cumulative: $24,660,000
2. Miss Peregrine’s...
- 10/9/2016
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Best seller adaptations don't always equal big opening weekends (see Light Between Oceans) but The Girl on the Train was one of the lucky ones opening strong despite middling reviews. Was Emily Blunt the top draw or the book itself? Perhaps it was just excellent timing with few adult thrillers in the marketplace, most of the Oscar contenders waiting for November and December launches, and The Birth of a Nation struggling with a weak launch that's making Fox Searchlight's $17 million Sundance bet look like a losing hand.
What'cha think? And what did you see this weekend?
Top Ten Wide
01 The Girl on the Train $24.6 New Review
02 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children $15 (cum. $51)
03 Deepwater Horizon $11.7 (cum. $38.5)
04 The Magnficent Seven $9.1 (cum. $75.9) Review
05 Storks $8.4 (cum. $50.1)
06 The Birth of a Nation $7.1 New More
07 Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life $6.9 New
08 Sully $5.2 (cum. $113.4) Review
09 Masterminds $4.1 (cum. $12.7)
10 Queen of Katwe $1.6 (cum. $5.3) Review...
What'cha think? And what did you see this weekend?
Top Ten Wide
01 The Girl on the Train $24.6 New Review
02 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children $15 (cum. $51)
03 Deepwater Horizon $11.7 (cum. $38.5)
04 The Magnficent Seven $9.1 (cum. $75.9) Review
05 Storks $8.4 (cum. $50.1)
06 The Birth of a Nation $7.1 New More
07 Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life $6.9 New
08 Sully $5.2 (cum. $113.4) Review
09 Masterminds $4.1 (cum. $12.7)
10 Queen of Katwe $1.6 (cum. $5.3) Review...
- 10/9/2016
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
The weekend turned out almost exactly as expected with Universal and DreamWorks's The Girl on the Train finishing at #1 and the weekend top twelve coming in ~8.7% behind the same weekend last year, grossing a combined $96.4 million. The weekend's two other new wide releases*The Birth of a Nation and Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life*are in a fight for sixth place as holdovers mostly ruled the top five. This weekend also saw Disney's Finding Dory become the 27th film to ever cross $1 billion worldwide, making it the third Disney release of 2016 to cross that mark. Finishing at #1, the adaptation of Paula Hawkins' bestselling novel, The Girl on the Train, came up just a bit shy of expectations with an estimated $24.7 million from 3,144 theaters. It's no stretch to assume the film experienced diminishing buzz as the weekend wore on, due mostly to the largely negative reviews (44% on RottenTomatoes) and lackluster,...
- 10/9/2016
- by Brad Brevet <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
Queen Of Katwe
Starring Lupita Nyong’o, Madina Nalwanga, David Oyelowo,
Directed by Mira Nair
Rating: **** ½
There she is, the maze-selling girl from the slums of Africa who becomes a chess champ, thanks to the indefatigable encouragement and support of her upright coach.
We’ve seen this story in countless motivational films including the recent grossly underrated Budhia Singh Born To Run. Well, if littleBudhia could run the marathon, wise and thoughtful Phiona is no less wedded to her own gamely bliss. Chess, as it happens to be. Her story is told here with a crackling transparency and a disarming sincerity verging on didacticism.
The poetry, if you will, pores out of the prosaic. The desperate rhythms of poverty are almost identical in every culture. Queen Of Katwe could be a story waiting to be told from the slum of Dharavi. No matter what the definition of poverty and squalor...
Starring Lupita Nyong’o, Madina Nalwanga, David Oyelowo,
Directed by Mira Nair
Rating: **** ½
There she is, the maze-selling girl from the slums of Africa who becomes a chess champ, thanks to the indefatigable encouragement and support of her upright coach.
We’ve seen this story in countless motivational films including the recent grossly underrated Budhia Singh Born To Run. Well, if littleBudhia could run the marathon, wise and thoughtful Phiona is no less wedded to her own gamely bliss. Chess, as it happens to be. Her story is told here with a crackling transparency and a disarming sincerity verging on didacticism.
The poetry, if you will, pores out of the prosaic. The desperate rhythms of poverty are almost identical in every culture. Queen Of Katwe could be a story waiting to be told from the slum of Dharavi. No matter what the definition of poverty and squalor...
- 10/9/2016
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
Welcome back to the Weekend Warrior, your weekly look at the new movies hitting theaters this weekend, as well as other cool events and things to check out.
This Past Weekend:
Another bad weekend where nothing really popped, which is bad news for a month at the box office where only Clint Eastwood’s Sully exceeded any expectations. Tim Burton’s new film Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children came out just below my predictions with $29 million, but the Mark Wahlberg-Peter Berg disaster flick Deepwater Horizon was right around where I predicted with $20.2 million. The comedy Masterminds tanked with just $6.5 million for the weekend to end up in sixth place while Disney’s The Queen of Katwe did slightly better than predicted with $2.5 million.
The first full weekend in October has a good deal of competition from the release of the video game Mafia III to the...
This Past Weekend:
Another bad weekend where nothing really popped, which is bad news for a month at the box office where only Clint Eastwood’s Sully exceeded any expectations. Tim Burton’s new film Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children came out just below my predictions with $29 million, but the Mark Wahlberg-Peter Berg disaster flick Deepwater Horizon was right around where I predicted with $20.2 million. The comedy Masterminds tanked with just $6.5 million for the weekend to end up in sixth place while Disney’s The Queen of Katwe did slightly better than predicted with $2.5 million.
The first full weekend in October has a good deal of competition from the release of the video game Mafia III to the...
- 10/5/2016
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
Twenty-eight years ago, we discovered the world of street children within the harsh, raw, underbelly of Delhi. Yet, it was a life these children had chosen in preference to home and family – which had obviously become entirely intolerable.
There is so much missing from the lives of these children – food, security, health, education and love. All these, we urged ourselves that they needed and had a right to – a secure space to sleep, to play, and to dream. This realization paved the way for creation of Salaam Baalak Trust (Sbt). The Trust was established in December 1988, with the proceeds from the film Salaam Bombay – directed by Mira Nair.
Sbt has over the years successfully worked with over 73000 (till 2016) children restoring a significant portion back to their own families.
As part of the ongoing fund raising efforts Salaam Baalak Trust is proud to associate with Disney’s Queen of Katwe; releasing...
There is so much missing from the lives of these children – food, security, health, education and love. All these, we urged ourselves that they needed and had a right to – a secure space to sleep, to play, and to dream. This realization paved the way for creation of Salaam Baalak Trust (Sbt). The Trust was established in December 1988, with the proceeds from the film Salaam Bombay – directed by Mira Nair.
Sbt has over the years successfully worked with over 73000 (till 2016) children restoring a significant portion back to their own families.
As part of the ongoing fund raising efforts Salaam Baalak Trust is proud to associate with Disney’s Queen of Katwe; releasing...
- 10/4/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Here's your estimated 3-day box office returns (new releases bolded): 1. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children - $28.5 million ($28.5 million total) 2. Deepwater Horizon - $20.6 million ($21.8 million total) 3. The Magnificent Seven - $15.7 million ($61.6 million total) 4. Storks - $13.8 million ($38.8 million total) 5. Sully - $8.4 million ($105.3 million total) 6. Masterminds - $6.6 million ($6.6 million total) 7. Queen of Katwe - $2.6 million ($3.0 million total) 8. Don't Breathe - $2.37 million ($20.9 million total) 9. Bridget Jones’s Baby - $2.33 million ($16.4 million total) 10. Snowden - $2.0 million ($18.7 million total) The Big Stories The kids temporarily took control of the box office again this week. The ones old enough for...
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- 10/3/2016
- by Erik Childress
- Movies.com
If you were a peculiar orphan with supernatural powers could you imagine anyone more perfect than Eva Green to be your guardian? Tim Burton may not be the director he used to be in quality or bankablity but he was smart to latch on to Eva Green as his latest pale skinned raven haired muse. She ran so many circles around everything else that was happening in Dark Shadows (2012) it's a miracle that it was her character and not the film that cracked apart and crumbled. Her reviews are strong again for this new fantasy film.
Top Ten Wide
01 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children $28.5 New
02 Deepwater Horizon $20.6 New
03 The Magnificent Seven $15.7 (cum. $61.6) Review
04 Storks $13.8 (cum. $38.8)
05 Sully $8.4 (cum. $105.3) Review
06 Masterminds $6.6 New
07 Queen of Katwe $2.6 (cum. $3) Review
08 Don't Breathe $2.3 (cum. $84.7)
09 Bridget Jones's Baby $2.3 (cum. $20.9) Review
10 Snowden $2 (cum $18.7)
Top Ten Limited
(Excluding Previously Wide)
01 M.S. Dhoni The Untold Story $1.2 New
02 No Manches Frida $380K (cum.
Top Ten Wide
01 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children $28.5 New
02 Deepwater Horizon $20.6 New
03 The Magnificent Seven $15.7 (cum. $61.6) Review
04 Storks $13.8 (cum. $38.8)
05 Sully $8.4 (cum. $105.3) Review
06 Masterminds $6.6 New
07 Queen of Katwe $2.6 (cum. $3) Review
08 Don't Breathe $2.3 (cum. $84.7)
09 Bridget Jones's Baby $2.3 (cum. $20.9) Review
10 Snowden $2 (cum $18.7)
Top Ten Limited
(Excluding Previously Wide)
01 M.S. Dhoni The Untold Story $1.2 New
02 No Manches Frida $380K (cum.
- 10/2/2016
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
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