Several notable voices in Hollywood are urging the U.S. public to vote in a special V Magazine cover shoot.
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Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAs box offices start to test the waters, Roger Michell’s family drama Blackbird starring Susan Sarandon is set to open in theaters and on demand starting today.Known for My Cousin Rachel and Notting Hill, Michell directs a script by Christian Torpe, who wrote the 2014 Danish film, Silent Heart of which the family drama is based.
In it, Sarandon plays Lily who, along with Paul (Sam Neil) invite their loved ones to their beach house for one final gathering
.Several notable voices in Hollywood are urging the U.S. public to vote in a special V Magazine cover shoot.
Janelle Monáe has spoken about the police system and its connections to racism, saying it was “built on traumatising Black folks”.The musician and actor appears in the movie Antebellum, which tackles slavery and Confederate-era America.Speaking about the recent resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, Monáe told the Guardian she was “happy” that the conversation was being had, even though “a lot of people [are] late to the party”.“You can’t talk about white supremacy, systemic racism,
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorJanelle Monáe’s “Turntables” is her first new single since 2018, when she released the Grammy-nominated album “Dirty Computer,” and what a power anthem it is.Written by Monáe, Nathaniel Irvin III, and George A. Peters for the Stacey Abrams-produced documentary, “All In: The Fight for Democracy,”(streaming on Prime Video), the soulful, empowering song is a rallying cry for a revolution.
Dave McNary Film ReporterJanelle Monae horror thriller “Antebellum” has topped the the lists of the week’s movies streaming on Fandango’s streaming services Vudu and FandangoNOW.Lionsgate decided in early August to ditch a domestic theatrical release for “Antebellum” amid an uncertain outlook for launching movies at brick-and-mortar theaters due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Janelle Monae is speaking out about the significance of her new movie Antebellum, which was just released on PVOD for audiences to watch at home amid the pandemic.
is meticulously framed and gorgeously lit for optimum cinematic appeal. That so many of those shots are of Black bodies being beaten and lynched, hung and raped and otherwise brutalized is a fact that has and will prove divisive among viewers.The thriller, from writer-director duo Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, first introduces Janelle Monáe as Eden, a woman enslaved on a «reformer plantation» of the eponymous era.
NEW YORK -- Janelle Monae says she “felt so much rage and anger” when she stepped onto a former slave plantation for the first time to film the psychological thriller “Antebellum.”In the movie, set for release Friday, the pop star and actress plays a successful modern-day author that finds herself trapped in alternate time periods, including the terrifying reality of a runaway slave.
Angelique Jackson For the team behind “Antebellum,” the film couldn’t be coming at a more important moment in history, addressing America’s original sin of slavery through the lens of the horror-thriller film.“I think this film highlights what it’s like for Black women to carry the burden of deconstructing and dismantling systemic and white supremacy on our backs — what it’s like every single day for Black women to do that, who are out in the front lines,” Monáe tells Variety.The film, directed
“The Hunt,” which was about a group of gun-toting elites who killed “deplorables” for sport. I hated every minute of “The Hunt,” which had all the life and soul of a crowbar, but “Antebellum” corrects many of the former flick’s unfortunate flaws.The performances, led by a captivating Monáe, are wholly committed, rather than smugly self-aware.
American singer and actress Janelle Monae is looking back about all the times she spent with friend and the late actor Chadwick Boseman, just a month after his untimely demise due to colon cancer.
DEALSChinese streaming service NetEase Cloud Music has announced a deal with BMG which will see the digital platform get direct access to the music firm’s catalogue. The two companies will also collaborate on “unique initiatives and projects crossing cultures and genres”.
Janelle Monae is looking back about all the times she spent with friend Chadwick Boseman, just a month after his untimely death due to colon cancer.
Janelle Monáe is looking back at some special moments with Chadwick Boseman.
Weeks after Chadwick Boseman'sdeath in August at 43, those who knew and worked with the beloved actor have continued to share their favorite memories of the man and the artist. That includes singer and Antebellum actress Janelle Monáe, who during her appearance Tuesday night on The Late Show With Stephen Colbertrevealed a full-circle moment between the two and the final dance the artists shared that she'll never forget.
Janelle Monae has dropped a new music video!
Janelle Monae walks the carpet while attending the drive-in premiere of her new movie Antebellum on Monday night (September 14) at The Grove in Los Angeles.
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorJanelle Monáe stepped onto the black carpet at the premiere of “Antebellum” on Monday night in Los Angeles in an Elie Saab gown, XIV Karats jewels, Christian Louboutin heels, a clutch from Carolina Santo Domingo and a custom-made N95 face mask by Aliona Kononova.“It’s so weird, but you know what? I’m rolling with it,” Monáe, who stars in the horror-thriller as a successful author who finds herself seemingly transported back in time to the