Prosecutors: R. Kelly Should Get At Least 25 Years In Prison

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This twice-monthly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Tuesday that it is inviting 397 artists and executives to join the Oscar organizer’s membership ranks. The prospective 2022 class includes 71 Oscar nominees and 15 winners, with 44% of the invitees women, and 37% of the group belongs to underrepresented communities.

A24 is financing and producing “A Different Man,” a new thriller from writer/director Aaron Schimberg that is set to star Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve and Adam Pearson, TheWrap has confirmed.The official logline for the new film from the “Chained for Life” director: “Edward is an outcast seeking a new life and fresh start. After he undergoes facial reconstructive surgery, he becomes fixated on a man starring as him in a stage production based on his former life.”Alongside A24, Christine Vachon and Gabriel Mayers of Killer Films, Vanessa McDonnell of Grand Motel Films and Jason Reif will produce.

EXCLUSIVE: Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve and Adam Pearson are set to star in the A24 psychological thriller A Different Man from filmmaker Aaron Schimberg. A24 is financing and producing the pic, which will be written and directed by Schimberg.

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.

World’s best dad! John Travolta received the sweetest Father’s Day message from his daughter, Ella Travolta, as they both celebrated the holiday with love for their family.

New Release Wall“The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” (Lionsgate) could very easily have been a one-joke movie, but Nicolas Cage playing a less successful and more venal version of himself is just the launching point for a clever and engaging film about fame, the movies, and male bonding. When “Cage” accepts a gig to appear at the birthday of a nefarious Spanish billionaire (a hilarious Pedro Pascal), it’s one surprise after another both for our hero and for the audience.Also available:“Ambulance” (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment): Michael Bay puts the robots away for this heart-thumping caper starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mate4en II.“The Bad Guys” (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment): Animated anthropomorphic villains seeks some redemption in this Dreamworks comedy.“The Contractor” (Paramount Home Entertainment): Chris Pine stars as a desperate veteran who gets tied up with an underground paramilitary force.“Eraser: Reborn” (Warner Bros.

ITV Lorraine viewers were treated to a nice surprise as Outlander superstar Sam Heughan appeared on the show to promote his latest drama.

For someone who’s been up since 5am to prepare for her ITV morning chat show, there’s a sprightly air to Lorraine Kelly when we catch up with her. With her hair piled high, the 62-year-old broadcaster is speaking over Zoom from the back of a car on the way home from ITV’s London studio. She’s just as engaging as she is when interviewing her own guests and there’s a radiance to her – and we have a feeling her recent lifestyle overhaul has something to do with her extra sparkle.

A sweet — but funny — moment. John Stamos read his final text exchange with friend Bob Saget at an upcoming tribute to his late costar.

R. Kelly is sentenced to more than 25 years in prison in a new court filing.The R&B singer (real name Robert Sylvester Kelly) was convicted of sex trafficking and racketeering offences last year and was due to be formally sentenced last month before the hearing was delayed until June 29.Now in a new filing via the New York Post, prosecutors have called for the singer to be jailed for more than 25 years.“In light of the seriousness of the offences, the need for specific deterrence and the need to protect the public from further crimes of the defendant, the government respectfully submits that a sentence in excess of 25 years is warraned,” the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York wrote to the judge in the case.The US Attorney’s Office also said the singer relied “on his fame, money and popularity as an R&B recording star… to both carry and conceal his crimes”.“He continued his crimes and avoided punishment for them for almost 30 years and must now be held to account,” prosecutors added.The 31-page filing details allegations of “callous disregard” he showed his victims during his decades of abuse and sexual exploitation, warning that Kelly “is unlikely to be deterred from further sexually abusing and exploiting children and others.”But R.