Ariana DeBose was named Best Supporting Actress for her turn as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story remake, becoming the first openly queer woman of color to take home an acting Oscar. In her acceptance speech, DeBose, 31, described herself as “an openly queer woman of color, an Afro-Latina, …
Read More »Red Rocks Abandons Amazon Palm-Scanning Tech After Artist-Led Protest
Red Rocks, the famed amphitheater outside of Denver, Colorado, will no longer use Amazon’s palm-scanning technology following an artist-led protest that included Tom Morello and Kathleen Hanna. Denver Arts and Venues, the agency that operates Red Rocks and several other venues and theaters in the Colorado capital, confirmed its decision …
Read More »Kim Wall's Life Was Overshadowed by Her Killer. A New Doc Hopes to Set Things Straight
In another reality, it could have been Erin Lee Carr in the submarine with Peter Madsen, the man convicted of the 2017 killing of Swedish journalist Kim Wall. Of course, in a sense, it could have been any female journalist in that submarine. But Carr, whose documentary Undercurrent: The Disappearance …
Read More »Studios Pause Release of 'The Batman,' Disney Films in Russia Over Ukraine Invasion
UPDATE #2 (3/2): Netflix has joined the major Hollywood studio push against Russia, putting a hold on its Russian projects and acquisitions, Variety reports. Netflix had four Russian originals in-the-works, which have now been paused. These include the streamer’s first original series filming in Russia, a crime thriller directed by …
Read More »The Upside Down Is Waiting: 'Stranger Things' Confirms Season Four Premiere
Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer announced when the hit sci-fi series will be back for its fourth, and penultimate, season. The new season will be split into two parts, with volume one arriving May 27 and volume two dropping five weeks later, July 1. The Duffer Brothers added …
Read More »Will Smith Leads a Worldwide Performance of the 'Fresh Prince' Theme in New 'Bel-Air' Spot
Will Smith leads a global performance of his famous Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song in a new teaser for Bel-Air, the upcoming dramatic reboot of the hit Nineties sitcom. The new spot is also set to air during the Super Bowl this Sunday, Feb. 13, the same day Bel-Air …
Read More »Sean Penn Very Scientifically Blames 'Cowardly Genes' for Men Embracing Skirts
Sean Penn wants you to know he’s a macho man. The actor recently told iNews that he thinks American men have been “wildly feminized” and doubled down on his comments Thursday, criticizing men who choose to wear skirts. “There has been an absence of male behavior,” the 61-year-old told the …
Read More »'Yellowjackets' Showrunners Talk Season One Finale and What's Next
This interview contains full spoilers for the season finale of Yellowjackets. The whole first season is now available on Showtime. And then there were six. Throughout its gripping cult phenomenon of a first season, Yellowjackets kept implying that only five characters made it out of the woods a year and …
Read More »'Hawkeye' Finale Recap: A New Superhero Kicks Ass and Takes Her Name
A review of the Hawkeye season finale, “So This Is Christmas?,” coming up just as soon as I call you from a Christmas tree… When you add up the individual episode lengths, the Disney+ Marvel shows have each been roughly three times as long as an MCU movie. In theory, …
Read More »Ted Lasso Celebrates the Holidays in Animated Short 'The Missing Christmas Mustache'
Jason Sudeikis‘ beloved soccer coach Ted Lasso is back in an animated short film, The Missing Christmas Mustache. The stop-motion film features the ensemble cast of the hit Apple TV+ series. In the four-minute piece, the AFC Richmond team, along with Rebecca and Keeley, help Ted search for a lost item …
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