‘Candyman’: Nia DaCosta Becomes First Black Female Filmmaker To Open Pic To No. 1 At Domestic B.O.

Angelique Jackson When Debbie Allen received a call from Television Academy chairman and CEO Frank Scherma saying she’d been selected to receive the 2021 Governors Award, the entertainer was totally shocked.“It took my breath away a bit,” Allen tells Variety.Over the course of her illustrious four-decade career as an actor, dancer, choreographer, director and producer, Allen has earned a boatload of awards, including five Emmys — two for “Fame” and another for “Motown 30: What’s Goin’ On!” and

“Dream [Kardashian] has personality for days,” wrote Blac Chyna while sharing a series of new photos of her and Rob Kardashian’s 4-year-old girl. Chyna wasn’t lying. In the Sept. 14 Instagram post, Dream is certainly feeling herself in her NovaKids by FashionNova outfit. In the first photo, Dream throws up some wacky hand gestures while leaning back in her butterfly-print shirt and shorts. The attitude continues in the next photo, which has her lean back and flashing a devilish smirk.

Kim Kardashian turned heads with a shocking, dominatrix-style outfit while arriving in New York City for the annual Met Gala.  The former reality star and current beauty mogul arrived in the city at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Central Park South over the weekend in true, extra, Kardashian style.

Clayton Davis Reinaldo Marcus Green’s sports drama “King Richard” is shaping up to have the same advantage that propelled “The Blind Side” to a best actress Oscar for Sandra Bullock. Its centerpiece is Will Smith, who’s now at the forefront of what is going to be a cutthroat best actor race.

Candyman director Nia DaCosta has become the first Black woman to debut at number one on the US box office chart.The reimagining and sequel to the 1992 horror flick earned $22.3million (£16million) in its opening weekend in US and Canadian cinemas.

made history this weekend when her film took the No. 1 spot at the box office, grossing $22.3 million in its opening weekend.The horror flick is a big milestone for the 31-year-old filmmaker: She’s the first black female filmmaker to achieve this feat.“Candyman” is a sequel to the 1992 horror classic of the same name.

Nia DaCosta just made history. Despite an end-of-the-month release and mixed reviews,  dominated the box office in its opening weekend.

“Candyman” debuted a No. 1 in the domestic box office over the weekend but that isn’t even the biggest win.

Angelique Jackson When the first trailer debuted for “Candyman” — director Nia DaCosta and producer Jordan Peele’s “spiritual sequel” to the 1992 horror classic — there was a great deal of buzz about the use of a slowed-down remix of Destiny’s Child’s “Say My Name” alongside the original movie’s haunting score.But upon further reflection — the needle drop was an early hint at the way DaCosta and Peele’s take would examine deeper social themes.

Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld and DaCosta, stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as artist Anthony McCoy, who draws inspiration from the remnants of Chicago’s now-gentrified Cabrini-Green neighborhood and subsequently gets sucked into the lore of the titular killer with a hook for a hand.

With “Candyman” arriving this week, and already receiving critical acclaim (including from us), all eyes are on filmmaker Nia DaCosta. After breaking out with her festival standout drama, “Little Woods,” the new horror film marks DaCosta’s first major studio work.

is a name audiences are going to want to say again and again after it debuts in theaters.

franchise.The filmmakers built their movie by deconstructing another one: Bernard Rose’s 1992 original, which was in turn based on Clive Barker’s short story “The Forbidden.” (Two sequels, also made in the ’90s, are ignored altogether.) Though it was embraced by genre fans at the time (including a teenage Peele), Rose’s version is long overdue for a contemporary revision.

Director Bernard Rose’s 1992 horror, “Candyman,” still feels somewhat like an oddity of its era. A grim poetic tome that feels neither at home with the schlocky ’80s slashers before it or post-modern “Scream” appearing several years later.

Blake Lively is getting close to simply wearing her birthday suit around the house ahead of her 34th birthday on Wednesday. The star took to her Instagram Stories to share a fancy early birthday gift she received from Louis Vuitton. Lively held the red-and-white striped purse up for the camera, jokingly writing, «In love but my 'in love' face didn't look as bored chic.

Blake Lively is getting close to simply wearing her birthday suit around the house ahead of her 34th birthday. The star took to her Instagram Stories to share a fancy early birthday gift she received from Louis Vuitton. Lively held the red-and-white striped purse up for the camera, jokingly writing, «In love but my 'in love' face didn't look as bored chic.

Kathy Hochul was sworn in early on Tuesday as New York’s first female governor, following the resignation of Andrew Cuomo.