‘Once Upon a Time in Venezuela’ Review: Subtly Powerful Documentary Probes a Ghost Town in the Making

Gallery: 10 stars who never found a lasting love (BANG Showbiz)“Connected through our children and family and friends it became the links in our human emotional chain that have seen each of us through triumph and tragedy. " Meanwhile, the 62-year-old actress previously admitted she is scared of surprise parties, and made her spouse promise never to throw her one when they said their vows at their 1984 wedding.

It’s a big day for Jamie Lee Curtis!

Jamie Lee Curtis and husband Christopher Guest are celebrating their 36th wedding anniversary.In commemoration of the impressive milestone, the star took to social media to share a special tribute to the beloved filmmaker and their strong relationship.«One of the longest relationships I’ve had seeking comfort and contact and connection is with Chris,» Curtis, 62, wrote, alongside and black-and-white throwback snapshot of herself and her husband from their younger days.

Dua Lipa was the musical guest on this weekend’s edition of “Saturday Night Live”, the final live episode of 2020.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticIn 1970, Gil Scott-Heron recorded his famous poem-song “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.” But that anthemic line, as forceful as it was, has been proved wrong time and again. Two years earlier, starting on Sept.

Guy Lodge Film CriticIn traveling all the way to the U.S. to continue her academic career, 26-year-old Chinese grad student Yingying Zhang confessed to her diary that she had doubts about her journey: Thinking of her adoring, none-too-wealthy parents, she questioned whether it was worth their “emotional and financial sacrifice” to send her abroad.

Broadway has been dark since mid-March, when the coronavirus pandemic began surging in the New York area and forced mass gatherings to take an extended pause.

Also Read: 'Crip Camp' Lands 5 Nominations to Top IDA Documentary Awards“Time” is now the only film to be nominated in the top category by the Cinema Eye Honors, the IDA Documentary Awards, the Critics Choice Documentary Awards and the Gotham Awards, and also receive a spot on DOC NYC’s “Short List” of awards contenders.

Nilsa Prowant, who has been part of MTV’s Floribama Shore since its 2017 debut, is pregnant with her first child.“Even in the darkest of times the Lord still shines his light. Our greatest adventure is about to begin,” the reality star, 26, captioned an Instagram photo of her and boyfriend Gus Gazda on Wednesday, December 9.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterIn a competitive situation, the George Lopez drama series “Once Upon a Time in Aztlan” has been set up at Amazon for development, Variety has learned exclusively.Lopez will star in and executive produce the one-hour series under his Travieso Productions banner.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentTopic, the fast-growing streaming service from First Look Media, has acquired North American streaming rights to Anabel Rodriguez Rios’ documentary feature debut, “Once Upon a Time in Venezuela.” The film, which explores the decline of the Venezuelan fishing village of Congo Mirador and, more broadly, the country’s complicated current political and social climate, made its world premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.

Also Read: 'Showbiz Kids' Movie Review: Child Stars Tell Troubled Tales in Sobering DocumentaryWhile many members of Zappa’s family and his band are on hand to reminisce about the famously driven, often cantankerous and always demanding musician and composer, much of the story is told through materials from the Zappa’s personal archives, to which Winter had access.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticIf you grew up with Frank Zappa, and he loomed large in your youth-cultural pop rebel sandbox (as he did in mine), he seemed to be many things at once. The outrageous hippie with the thick black T-shaped goatee who looked weird and threatening enough to represent something very far removed from peace and love.

Some of you might have missed this earlier in the week, but my favorite bit of film news actually concerns a book. Of course, it’s a book based on an Academy Award winning movie, and comes from an Oscar winning filmmaker, but still.

Crazy, Not Insane (★★★☆☆), an illuminating look at Dr. Lewis’ passionate explorations into why notorious killers like Ted Bundy and Arthur Shawcross, the Genesee River Killer, do the horrible things they do.Lewis personally examined Bundy and Shawcross, responsible for more than 40 murders between them, searching for their humanity, believing that murderers are made, not born.

Attorney and Trump adviser Jenna Ellis once called him an “idiot,” but is now changing her tune.

Quentin Tarantino doesn’t always make good on his promises or teases—see the A-Z of many unmade projects he once said he would make and didn’t. Or the fact that he strongly suggested he would direct a “Star Trek” movie only to finally admit, he wouldn’t (he didn’t even write the screenplay, but this in-limbo project is based on a story idea he came up with).