Aretha Franklin Biopic ‘Respect’ Zooms To Summer 2021

When President George W. Bush was elected, Republican Sen.Trent Lott of Mississippi became Senate majority leader with the Texan's January 20, 2001 inauguration.

Tristan Thompson honored his girlfriend, Khloé Kardashian, in a big way after her achievements at the 2020 People’s Choice Awards.During the 46th annual ceremony on Sunday, November 15, the Good American cofounder, 36, was announced as this year’s top reality star — and she even beat out sister Kim Kardashian for the honor.

Natalie Oganesyan editorThe Kazakh American Association is requesting the Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Directors Guild of America Awards and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards bar Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” from awards consideration for what it deems racist portrayal of Kazakhs. The petition follows a request to cancel the release of the Amazon Prime Video debut of the film Oct.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsAmerican Cinematheque’s Chairmen of the Board Rick Nicita announced Monday that producer Stephanie Allain, WME head of talent Esther Chang and Black List founder Franklin Leonard will serve as new board members.“We are thrilled and honored to announce the election of Stephanie Allain, Esther Chang and Franklin Leonard to the Board of Directors.

Also on this day: During the American Revolution, the Continental Army captures Montreal. Benjamin Franklin writes in a letter to a friend, Jean-Baptiste Leroy: “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”A fire erupts inside a coal mine in Cherry, Ill., killing 259 men and boys.President Franklin D.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterViaplay, the streaming service run by Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), is launching in the U.S. next year.

David Bowie biopic Stardust have confirmed it will be released in the UK before the end of the year.The origin movie, which stars actor and musician Johnny Flynn, follows Bowie travelling across the USA in 1971, shortly before he saw widespread acclaim by reinventing himself as Ziggy Stardust.British distributor Vertigo Releasing have secured the rights to the film in the UK, which is set for release in the US on November 25 before coming to this country before the end of the year, reports

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Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorEXCLUSIVE: Cinedigm has acquired North American distribution rights to 100 Days To Live, a psychological thriller set in the world of suicide prevention and mental health. The debut feature premiered at the San Diego International Film Festival, where it won Best World Premiere and Best First Time Director for Ravin Gandhi.

A first look at the Lee Daniels-directed film, “The United States vs. Billie Holiday”, has been revealed in the latest issue of Vanity Fair.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentMedia Luna New Films has acquired worldwide rights to Rodrigo Fiallega’s gritty Mexican drama “Ricochet,” whose star Martijn Kuiper won best actor Sunday at the Morelia Film Festival. Media Luna will present the film to buyers at the American Film Market, which starts Monday.In “Ricochet,” quiet loner Martijn leads a hermit’s life on the outskirts of the city after his son was murdered at the local festival.

Organisers of the Grammy Awards have announced that they are changing the name of their Best World Music Album category to Best Global Music Album.

soccer broadcasts, has won the Colin Jose Media Award given annually by the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame.Cantor will receive the award at next year’s induction ceremony that will include former U.S.

Filmmaker and actor Justin Chon's Blue Bayou is getting a high-profile 2021 summer release in theaters, Focus Features announced Friday. The drama, a timely story about an American family fighting for their future as the father faces deportation, will hit the big screen in the U.S.

The American Cinematheque will honor Spike Lee with its 34th American Cinematheque Award, which will be presented Jan. 14, 2021 as part of a pandemic-era virtual tribute.

Clea DuVall's holiday romantic-comedy Happiest Season has become the latest Hollywood studio film to bypass a theatrical release in the U.S. and premiere in the home amid the ongoing pandemic.

Garbage frontwoman and NME Icon recipient Shirley Manson inducted Blondie into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, she paid tribute to Debbie Harry’s “unassailable position in rock history” as the icon “who invented the archetype by which all other stars who have followed in her footsteps have been measured.” The pair went way back – Shirley’s pre-Garbage band Goodbye Mr Mackenzie once opened for Blondie, they’ve dueted live, and appeared on the American Gods track ‘Tehran 1979’ together.

Bell Media president Randy Lennox is stepping down as Canada's top broadcaster and streamer in 2021, parent BCE Inc. said on Monday.