BAFTA is changing the rules for its Best Film category by increasing the minimum theatrical screenings requirement.
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Last month, Baby Keem announced a filmed companion piece to his 2022 album The Melodic Blue, out on December 5. The 20-minute short is now available to stream exclusively on Amazon Prime.
The new visuals are directed by Savannah Setten, the London-based filmmaker who collaborated with Keem on his 2021 music video for "no sense," and stars Keem and Amandla Sternberg. The plot synopsis, per a press release: "Keem’s internal battle leads us through fragments of memory and temptation as he navigates the depths of The Melodic Blue." The Melodic Blue is presented by Eerie Times, Amazon Music, and pgLang, the creative studio co-founded by Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free.
Read Next: Baby Keem’s The Melodic Blue visual features Amandla Stenberg This year, Keem and Lamar teamed up for a new song called "The Hillbillies" and performed under the name at Camp Flog Gnaw 2023. The song is nominated in the Best Rap Performance category at the 2024 Grammys against tracks by Black Thought ("Love Letter"), Drake and 21 Savage (“Rich Flex”) Killer Mike featuring André 3000, Future, Eryn Allen Kane ("Scientists and Engineers”), and Coi Leray (“Players”).
.BAFTA is changing the rules for its Best Film category by increasing the minimum theatrical screenings requirement.
Beyoncé has announced international screenings of Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé. On Monday night (December 18), the BeyHive swarmed Beyoncé’s website after a list of countries was displayed, prompting fans to speculate an additional leg of ‘Renaissance’ tour dates.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Quentin Tarantino fans were sent into a frenzy in late 2017 after it was announced that Paramount and “Star Trek” producer J.J. Abrams had accepted Tarantino’s pitch for a new “Star Trek” movie and were working with “The Revenant” screenwriter Mark L. Smith to iron out the script.
The Rolling Stones have shared the official video for their latest single ‘Mess It Up’ – you can watch it below.The song appears on the legendary band’s 24th and most recent studio album, ‘Hackney Diamonds’, which was released in October. In a four-star review of the record, NME described the track as a “disco-flavoured jam”.Arriving today (December 19), the new ‘Mess It Up’ visuals star British actor Nicholas Hoult who is known for his roles in Skins, Renfield, the X-Men films, The Favourite and more.The clip was filmed in the US and helmed by Grammy award-winning director Calmatic (Kendrick Lamar, Anderson .Paak).The Stones had previewed the project in a post on social media last week.
Ethan Shanfeld The Sundance Institute unveiled the lineup of 53 short films for the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, taking place Jan. 18-28 in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah. The film fest will happen in person, with a selection of titles available online from Jan.
Fred again.. has finally released his collaboration with Baby Keem, ‘leavemealone’.The DJ and producer has been teasing the collaboration for a while in his acclaimed live shows, which NME have praised as “astonishing”. Today (December 8), the D&B banger – which samples Keem’s track ‘south africa’ – is out for release.“I fuckin love keem.
Fred again.. has dropped a new track titled "leavemealone." The song is billed as a collaboration with Baby Keem but, like all of the U.K.
Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer Jennifer Lopez is attached to star in a feature adaptation of the 1993 Broadway musical “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” written and directed by “Dreamgirls” filmmaker Bill Condon, Variety has confirmed with a source close to the production. The music is by legends John Kander and Fred Ebb, based on the novel by Manuel Puig and the book of the musical by Terrence McNally.
Addie Morfoot Contributor In the last several years, it has become glaringly obvious that garnering a coveted spot on the Oscar documentary feature shortlist requires quality filmmaking and, perhaps more important, a whole lot of money.If a film does not have both, the chances of making the 15-film shortlist is, arguably, near impossible. But this year, streaming services like Netflix, Amazon, and Apple have turned the doc distribution landscape into a tiny arena that supports a handful of documentarians in their quest for the little gold man.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Natalie Portman appeared on “Watch What Happens Live” to promote her buzzy Netflix drama “May December” and once again told “Star Wars” fans that she is more than open to reprising her role of Padmé Amidala on screen. Portman was just a teenager when she landed a leading role in George Lucas’ “Star Wars” prequel trilogy. Her first entry, “The Phantom Menace,” opened in 1999 when Portman was 18 years old.
The Moody Blues and Wings, has died aged 79.His wife Elizabeth Hines posted the announcement on social media, stating that Laine had passed away due to Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD). “My darling husband passed away peacefully early this morning,” she began.“He and I both believed he would overcome his health setbacks and return to the rehabilitation center and eventually home,” she continued. “Unfortunately, his lung disease, Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD), is unpredictable and aggressive; each infection weakened and damaged his lungs.
Beyoncé‘s concert film, Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé, stormed at the box office this weekend, with $21million in ticket sales in North America alone.READ MORE: Beyoncé – ‘Renaissance’ review: a celebration of love and Black joyWritten, directed and produced by the 42-year-old singer herself, the movie focuses on the tour for her Grammy-winning album ‘Renaissance‘.Debuting in 2,539 theatres in the US and Canada, and 94 other territories globally, the movie features guest appearances from Diana Ross, Kendrick Lamar and Megan Thee Stallion.However, the opening did not quite reach the enormous success of the release of Beyonce’s peer and friend, Taylor Swift’s concert movie tour which debuted in October.Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour made a staggering $92.8million in its opening weekend.
Home Alone co-star Macaulay Culkin, at a ceremony awarding Culkin with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.At the ceremony, which took place on Friday (December 1), O’Hara delivered a speech honouring Culkin after sharing a tender hug with the actor. “Home Alone was, is and always will be a beloved global sensation,” O’Hara began. “The reason families all over the world can’t let a year go by without watching and loving Home Alone together is because of Macaulay Culkin.”She went on to praise the actor’s talent from a young age.
Michaela Zee A movie about George Santos is in the works at HBO Films, Variety has confirmed. HBO Films has optioned the rights to Mark Chiusano’s book “The Fabulist: The Lying, Hustling, Grifting, Stealing, and Very American Legend of George Santos,” which was published on Nov. 28.
Beyoncé returns to the big screen with her live concert movie, Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé.Written, directed and produced by the singer, the film charts the development and execution of the ‘Renaissance World Tour’ in support of her seventh studio album of the same name.Along with her husband Jay-Z and their three children, Blue Ivy, Rumi and Sir Carter, the film features guest appearances from Diana Ross, Megan Thee Stallion and Kendrick Lamar.The film was released in cinemas across the US and UK from December 1.The film spans various stops throughout the ‘Renaissance World Tour’, including collaborations with Megan Thee Stallion on ‘Savage’ and Kendrick Lamar on ‘America Has A Problem’. Songs which didn’t originally feature on the initial setlist also make an appearance, like ‘Kitty Kat’ from Beyoncé’s 2006 album ‘B’Day’.You can check out the full setlist featured in the film below.‘Dangerously In Love 2’ ‘Flaws And All’ ‘I’m That Girl’ ‘Cozy’ ‘Alien Superstar’ ‘Lift Off’ ‘Cuff It’ ‘Energy’ ‘Break My Soul/The Queens Remix’ ‘Formation’ ‘Diva ‘Run The World (Girls)’ ‘My Power’ ‘Black Parade’ ‘Savage’ (feat.
Tyler, The Creator‘s fashion label Golf Wang have announced worldwide holiday pop ups.The musician will launch 12 holiday pop up stores on December 2, along with their current permanent locations in Los Angeles, New York and London.Golf Wang will travel across the world to Amsterdam, Berlin, Hong Kong, Toyko, Melbourne, and London. A store will also arrive in Seoul, South Korean, however its location will be announced in the future.In the US, further pop ups will be found in Austin, Atlanta, Bay Area, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix and Washington, D.C.The stores will contain portions of the FW23 collection, along with a graffiti airbrush-inspired art piece that will be featured on different items like tees, fleece, jackets and accessories.
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Beyoncé returns to the big screen with her live concert movie, Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé.Written, directed and produced by the singer, the film charts the development and execution of the ‘Renaissance World Tour’ in support of her seventh studio album of the same name.Along with her husband Jay-Z and their three children, Blue Ivy, Rumi and Sir Carter, the film features guest appearances from Diana Ross, Megan Thee Stallion and Kendrick Lamar.The film was released in cinemas across the US and UK from December 1.In the UK, the film will be screened in cinemas across two weekends starting from Friday December 1. At the time of writing, the final confirmed date for showings is Sunday December 10.In the US, previews across AMC theatres start from Thursday November 30.
Beyoncé returns to the big screen with her live concert movie, Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé.Written, directed and produced by the singer, the film charts the development and execution of the ‘Renaissance World Tour’ in support of her seventh studio album of the same name.Along with her husband Jay-Z and their three children, Blue Ivy, Rumi and Sir Carter, the film features guest appearances from Diana Ross, Megan Thee Stallion and Kendrick Lamar.The film was released in cinemas through AMC theaters in the US on December 1, much like Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour which came out in October.The film doesn’t feature any new songs from Beyoncé. It does, however, feature some tracks which weren’t included on the ‘Renaissance’ tour’s initial setlist.The special inclusions include covers of Tina Turner’s ‘River Deep, Mountain High’ and ‘Love Hangover’ by Diana Ross.