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Review: Emma Thompson is excellent in Mindy Kaling’s ‘Late Night’

Paddy Mulholland June 3, 2019

Everything old is new again! Five or ten years back, a gentle little comedy like Late Night might have come and gone without a trace. It was... Read More

Barry Jenkins to direct Alvin Ailey biopic for Fox Searchlight

Erik Anderson June 3, 2019

Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins (Moonlight) is set to direct a biopic on the life of Alvin Ailey, one of the world’s most influential and... Read More

Interview: Brett ‘Leland’ McLaughlin, songwriter for ‘The Other Two’

Erik Anderson June 3, 2019

Comedy Central’s The Other Two centers on an aspiring actor (Drew Tarver) and his sister Brooke (Heléne Yorke), a former professional dancer, who try to... Read More

Honorary Oscars: David Lynch, Wes Studi, Lina Wertmüller; Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Geena Davis

Erik Anderson June 3, 2019

Wertmüller was the first woman nominated for the Best Director Oscar; Davis has been a force in gender equality in the media The Academy announced... Read More

Matt Damon and Christian Bale burn rubber in first trailer for ‘Ford v Ferrari’

Erik Anderson June 2, 2019

20th Century Fox is putting the pedal to the metal with the first trailer for their fall awards hopeful Ford v Ferrari, from director James... Read More

2019 Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival Winners

Erik Anderson June 2, 2019

June 2, 2019 (Toronto, Canada) – The winners of the 2019 Inside Out LGBT Film Festival were announced today in Toronto at the annual awards... Read More

‘The Lion King’: new character posters for Donald Glover, Beyoncé, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner and more

Erik Anderson May 30, 2019

Disney’s live-action reboot of Aladdin may have just debuted in theaters last weekend but the Mouse House is wasting no time in ramping up what... Read More

Interview: Cannes winner Ladj Ly, director of ‘Les Misérables’

Jack King May 30, 2019

“We have the impression that the politicians don’t care. […] If you really want to make a revolution, you have to be in the streets... Read More

‘The Big Bang Theory’ Top 10 Episodes of All Time

Catherine Springer May 29, 2019

12 seasons. 280 episodes. 46 Emmy nominations. Seven Emmy wins. A ratings monster. AW’s Catherine Springer embarked on a near impossible mission to pick out... Read More

TV Review: Netflix’s ‘When They See Us’ is a career-defining work from Ava DuVernay

Erik Anderson May 29, 2019

Ava DuVernay has given us the most vital examination of the downward effects of systematic oppression to African-Americans since Roots 1989 was a culturally and... Read More

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