After decades in the spotlight making blockbuster films, Sandra Bullock is happiest at home with her two children.
17.06.2022 - 00:03 / variety.com
Wilson Chapman editorIn celebration of Juneteenth, AMC Theatres will present special screenings of “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “The Best Man” and other popular movies focusing on Black voices.From this Friday to Wednesday, select AMC locations will offer special screenings of “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “The Best Man,” “Just Mercy” and “42.” The screenings will be available to audiences at a discounted price of $5.Directed by Shaka King, “Judas and the Black Messiah” tells the story of Black Panther chairman Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya, who won an Oscar for the role) and his murder by the FBI, after being betrayed by informant William O’Neal (Lakeith Stanfield). The film premiered last year to critical acclaim, and was nominated for six Oscars.
Adapted from the 2014 Bryan Stevenson memoir, “Just Mercy” tells the story of Stevenson’s (played by Michael B. Jordan) work as the lawyer for Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx), a Southern man wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death row.
The 2019 movie is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton.“42” is a biopic about Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman), the first Black man to play in the modern Major League Baseball era. The film, which helped launch Boseman’s career, was released in 2013 and is directed by Brian Helgeland.Directed by Malcolm D.
Lee and released in 1999, “The Best Man” focuses on a group of Black friends who gather for the wedding of Lance (Morris Chestnut) and Mia (Monica Calhoun). The movie — which also stars Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Harold Perrineau, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Melissa De Sousa and Regina Hall — received a 2013 sequel, “The Best Man Holiday,” and will be followed up with a Peacock sequel series, “The Best Man Wedding: The Final Chapters.”AMC’s
.After decades in the spotlight making blockbuster films, Sandra Bullock is happiest at home with her two children.
EXCLUSIVE: Greg Lauritano (Big Gold Brick) today announced the launch of his Brooklyn-based production company, Black Magic, at the same time offering details as to its upcoming slate.
Thania Garcia For the first time at the Premios Tu Música Urbano awards, female artists took over the spotlight. The annual celebration — which was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Thursday — had Karol G taking home the gold with nine awards, including artist of the year, top social artist, tour of the year for “Bichota,” and collaboration of the year for the Becky G-featuring “Mamiii.”The ceremony featured a variety of 19 performances, most notably, Christian Nodal performed his regional urban single “Botella Tras Botella” and joined Valeria Fernandez for an unexpected regional urban medley.
Lionel Messi and Antonella Roccuzzo are couple goals in more ways than one. Not only has the married couple been going strong for years, but they both also look amazing in a swimsuit. The couple headed to Ibiza on a family vacation ahead of his team Paris Saint-Germain’s preseason, and they both showed off their toned and tanned physique.
Sandra Bullock is sharing what led her to take a step back from acting and when, if ever, she might take on a new role.
Sandra Bullock previously said that she’s going to be taking a break from acting and she doubled down on the sentiment in a new interview.
Drake has broken yet another streaming record thanks to the release of his latest album, ‘Honestly, Nevermind’.On Friday (June 17), the rapper surprised fans with the release of his seventh studio album. The 14-track record arrived on streaming platforms at midnight just hours after he announced its arrival on Instagram.Leaning more on a house infused sound, with production coming from Black Coffee and Gordo, ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ has divided fans. Some love the creative U-turn Drake has taken, while others are not so on board with his decision to make an LP full of club music.One fan on Twitter wrote that the album “isn’t house enough for any house heads and not rap enough for any of the rap heads”.
Her final rose! Tia Booth got engaged to Taylor Mock during Bachelor Live on Stage, but she didn’t meet him on TV.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticThe Black Music Action Coalition has issued a report on representation for Blacks and other people of color in mainstream country music, and, probably unsurprisingly to anyone who has followed the genre and some of its attendant racial controversies, the picture painted isn’t a pretty one.The BMAC issued the damning report Thursday in advance of hosting a panel discussion Saturday at Soho House Nashville, at which point the organization will detail some of the specific changes it is asking for in the industry.“For over 100 years, this country and industry have excluded and marginalized Black people’s contributions to this genre,” said Willie “Prophet” Stiggers, co-founder/co-chair of BMAC, in a statement. “It is our intention with this report to create a truth and reconciliation opportunity for our industry.
Eminem and CeeLo Green have teamed up on ‘The King And I’ for the Elvis film soundtrack.Released today, the track is co-produced by Dr. Dre and sees Eminem compare himself to Elvis Presley over the course of the ‘Jailhouse Rock’-sampling track, rapping: “I’m about to explain to you all the parallels between Elvis and me”.“It seems obvious: one, he’s pale as me/ Second, we both been hailed as kings/ He used to rock the Jailhouse, and I used to rock The Shelter,” he raps, before adding “I stole black music, yeah, true, perhaps used it / As a tool to combat school kids / Kids came back on some bathroom shit / Now I call a hater a bidet / ’Cause they mad that they can’t do shit”.Listen to ‘The King And I’ below.The Elvis soundtrack is set to feature “original songs and recordings” by Presley along with the film’s star, Austin Butler.
K.J. Yossman BFI IMAX, the largest IMAX screen in the U.K., will cease to be operated and programmed by Odeon Cinemas from this summer.
Samuel L. Jackson and Viola Davis are both veterans of the New York theater scene, and embrace the opportunity to dig into their shared experiences before addressing their latest work on TV. On Apple TV+, Jackson takes the lead role in “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey,” an adaptation of Walter Mosley’s novel about an elder struggling with dementia. And on Showtime, Davis plays Michelle Obama in the dramatic anthology “The First Lady.” SAMUEL L. JACKSON: How do you feel about rolling around town, seeing yourself on these big old billboards? How is that?VIOLA DAVIS: I don’t see that as myself.
Guns N’ Roses performed AC/DC’s ‘Back In Black’ for the first time ever at a concert in Spain.The band were performing at Estadio Benito Villamarin when they debuted their cover of the classic track earlier this week. You can view the performance below.It was the second concert of their current European/UK tour which kicked off in Portugal last weekend.During that show at at the Passeio Marítimo de Algés in Oeiras they also covered AC/DC’s ‘Walk All Over You’.During their concert in Spain the band also performed a cover of Jimmy Webb’s ‘Wichita Lineman’ alongside a host of GN’R classic tracks including ‘Welcome To The Jungle’, ‘You Could Be Mine’, ‘Sweet Child O’Mine’ and ‘Paradise City’.Their continued nod to AC/DC’s back catalogue comes as no surprise.
Brad Pitt and Sandra Bullock are back in the new trailer for Bullet Train.
Though he only has a few directing credits under his belt, the name David Leitch is really synonymous with loud, explosive action with a side of quips. And if the new trailer for “Bullet Train” is any indication, that’s exactly what you’re getting in the director’s latest venture.