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It’s difficult to even pick a starting point on the many misfires that are musician-turned-filmmaker Sia’s misguided directorial debut, “Music.” So much of it is bad and ill-conceived, all of it worth criticizing in various ways. There’s the infantilizing use of an autistic character, who the film portrays as nonverbal but never has the bravery to explicitly identify as autistic, who ends up being the magic push an adult screwup needs to get her life in order.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorReese Witherspoon and Hello Sunshine’s president of TV and film, Lauren Neustadter, will be honored as producers of the year next month at The Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors’ 2021 Caucus Awards.The Caucus also announced on Monday morning that Gail Katz, who is a professor of cinematic arts at USC as well as the Mary Pickford Endowed Chair and faculty chair of the School of Cinematic Arts, will receive the educator of the year

Sia is tightening up her social media presence.

Australian recording artist Sia has apologized for the depiction of autism in her directorial feature debut, Music, after the movie surprisingly snagged two Golden Globe nominations.

Watch: Sia promises content warning on film MusicSia has added a content warning to the beginning of her film Music following controversy around the movie’s depiction of restraint techniques being used on an autistic teenager. The film has proved divisive since it was first announced, with many upset at the decision to cast 18-year-old dancer Maddie Ziegler in the title role, rather than an actor who is on the autism spectrum.

Ellise Shafer administratorSia is addressing the controversy surrounding her directorial feature debut, “Music,” after the film earned two Golden Globes nominations Tuesday morning.In a succession of tweets Tuesday night, the singer wrote that she has “been listening” to the criticism surrounding the film’s portrayal of a non-verbal autistic person by a non-autistic actor, Maddie Ziegler.

Sia is breaking her silence about the controversies surrounding her upcoming movie, Music.

 Kaley Cuoco’s  reaction to receiving her first ever Golden Globes nomination is absolutely priceless.The actress posted a pair of videos to her Instagram page, which were shot by her husband, Karl Cook.

When the Golden Globe nominations were announced on Wednesday morning, there were the usual upsets, snubs and surprises but one film stood out in particular, largely because not many had even heard of it. The feature film Music earned a nod for best picture—musical or comedy, while its star Kate Hudson also picked up a best actress nomination.

The 2021 Golden Globe nominations raised a number of eyebrows with unexpected inclusions and omissions among this year's nominees. In terms of surprises, Sia's yet to be released Music, which has already generated controversy as the musician chose to cast Maddie Ziegler as an autistic girl instead of an actor on the spectrum, snagged an unexpected two nominations for best motion picture, musical or comedy and for actress Kate Hudson.

Hollywood actress Kate Hudson who famously dated Chris Robinson, The Black Crowes frontman, Matt Bellamy, Muse frontman, and her current partner musician Danny Fujikawa, recently opened up and revealed why she’s so attracted to men who are into music. In an interview with InStyle, Hudson said: “I would like to say they’re attracted to me.”  “I’m attracted to musical people, period.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaFilmmaker Maisie Crow was visiting a Texas high school to speak to students in a video production class about her career behind the camera when she saw something shocking. A group of teenagers were making their way through the hallways, SWAT team style, brandishing red plastic guns.“I was taken aback,” says Crow.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United missed out on the chance to return to the top of the table after losing at home to Sheffield United. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side lost 2-1 to the Blades at Old Trafford to remain one point behind Manchester City in second place, with the leaders also having a game in hand.

Kate Hudson is showing off her vocal chops. The 41-year-old actress is set to star as Zu in the upcoming movie musical "Music," which was directed and co-written by the singer Sia, who also penned the flick's songs.

directorial debut of Australian pop superstar Sia, we were well aware of the tide of outrage that had preceded it. In casting her regular collaborator, Maddie Ziegler, as the film’s eponymous Autistic character – and then doubling down when criticised for doing so – Sia invoked the warranted ire of Autistic advocates and neurodiversity activists worldwide.

 Jennifer Lopez  is limitless, and she’s reminding others that they are too. The Marry Me actress opened up about finding purpose in the premiere of Coach’s new monthly YouTube series, Coach Conversations.

It’s easy to look at a film’s synopsis and immediately think you know what you’re about to see, especially when it comes to features about a person dealing with a terminal illness and how that might affect their relationships. But “Our Friend” isn’t just your run-of-the-mill film about a devastating illness.

Annika Pham A national hero at the 2018 soccer World Cup 2018 after famously blocking a penalty shot from Argentine star Lionel Messi, Icelandic-born professional goalkeeper and filmmaker Hannes Þór Halldórsson is poised for another daunting challenge – pitching his first feature as a director, “Cop Secret,” at Sweden’s Göteborg Nordic Film Market.Picked by Göteborg head of industry Cia Edström as one of 16 works in progress’ discoveries to watch, the Icelandic action drama is based on an