‘America: The Motion Picture’: An Occasionally Funny, But Mostly Forgettable Animated Bro-Fest About Our Founding Fathers [Review]

For years, there has been a debate about what is “cinema” and what is just a “movie.” That debate is often fruitless and leads to heated disagreements and name-calling on social media. But in more recent times, the new debate isn’t between what is cinema and what is just a movie.

Asked during this morning’s AT&T quarterly earnings call about his current view of movie release strategy, WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar declared, “The motion picture format absolutely matters.”

Appropriately, considering one of the key attractions of the new Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures are Dorothy’s infamous ruby red shoes, the official opening screening on September 30 will be The Wizard Of Oz accompanied by the American Youth Symphony conducted by David Newman.  But there is much more both leading up to the Museum’s public unveiling at the end of September, and following.

Authors and university professors Samantha N. Sheppard and J.E. Smyth on Monday were named 2021 Academy Film Scholars by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The grant, presented annually by the organization, is given to established scholars whose projects are focused on an aspect of filmmaking and the film industry.

 Madonna couldn’t be more excited to get “back in the saddle” after suffering multiple broken bones during a horseback riding incident back in 2005. It has been more than 15 years since the singer was thrown from a horse on her 47th birthday, an incident that caused her to sustain three broken ribs, a fractured collarbone and a fractured hand.

Madonna, 62, is always there to support her children. The “Like a Prayer” songstress couldn’t be a prouder parent when son David Banda, 15, scored a goal during his soccer game (or football game, as they say in England) on July 11. Madonna attended the game with her daughters Mercy James, 15, and twins Stella Ciccone and Estere Ciccone, 8, and shared a video to Instagram of the foursome excitedly cheering on David from the sidelines of the game.

< 1 min read Lil Nas X has been working hard since the weekend to counter the trolls who have been criticising his kiss of a dancer at the end of his performance at the BET Awards, and now he’s asking his fans to chill out and stop going after Madonna.

Count Madonna among the Britney Spears supporters in her battle to free herself from conservatorship. The pop artist has spoken out on her Instagram Story to end the hold Spears’s father has on her life and career.

Madonna is the latest star to show support to Britney Spears publicly. The “Express Yourself” singer took social media to share her sentiments towards Spears’ court case.

Madonna has likened Britney Spears‘ conservatorship to “slavery”, becoming the latest high-profile figure to criticise the controversial arrangement.The Queen of Pop voiced her support for Spears on Instagram by sharing a photo of herself wearing a T-shirt with Britney’s name on it.She captioned the image: “Give this woman her life back. Slavery was abolished so long ago! Death to the greedy patriarchy that has been doing this to women for centuries.

Ever since Britney Spears detailed her traumatic experience under the court-ordered conservatorship during a recent hearing, more fans and celebrities have come out in support of the singer. Spears has been under the conservatorship since 2008 and she recently referred to it as "abusive" while revealing how it has been hampering her day-to-day life.

Madonna has voiced her support for Britney Spears amid her conservatorship battle. The “Like a Prayer” singer, 62, shared an Instagram Story on July 8 and lambasted the legal arrangement, calling it a “violation of human rights.” Madonna shared the message against the backdrop of a throwback photo of herself in a bedazzled Britney t-shirt and pink fuzzy boa.

Madonna is showing her support for Britney Spears.The «Like a Virgin» singer took to Instagram Story to post a throwback photo of herself wearing a Britney shirt. She also expressed how she feels about Britney's conservatorship.«Give this woman her life back.

The studios are continuing to line up against the effort to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom, with the latest contribitions coming from the Motion Picture Association’s political action committee along with that of MPA’s chairman, Charles Rivkin.

Emmy winner Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is set to star and executive produce Blitz Bazawule’s The Scent of Burnt Flowers, a six-episode limited series based on Bazawule’s upcoming novel, from Charles D. King’s Macro Television Studios and Bazawule’s production banner Inward Gaze.

,” said museum president and director Bill Kramer in statement.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMotown Records announced that Brian Nolan has been appointed executive vice president of the label and executive VP of marketing, effective immediately. According to the announcement, in this new role, Nolan joins the label’s executive leadership team and will help guide the company as well as oversee Motown’s marketing teams and initiatives.

Michael Nordine authorAmerica’s creation myths may not be entirely rooted in fact — few of us still believe the story about George Washington chopping down that cherry tree — but they’re considerably less outlandish than “America: The Motion Picture,” an animated comedy in which our first president is a chainsaw-wielding freedom fighter who founds America to avenge the murder of his best friend, Abraham Lincoln.