Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“They’re coming out of the woodwork!”Jennifer Lopez is gushing in delight as an impromptu flash mob breaks out — to the tune of “Jenny From the Block,” naturally — on the red carpet of “Halftime,” her new documentary that opened the 2022 Tribeca Festival. “Only in New York,” she said, letting out a “woo.”the woman of the hour, @jlo, watching in delight as a flash mob breaks out on the red carpet at the #Halftime world premiere pic.twitter.com/vHxShRTTxx— Rebecca Rubin (@rebeccaarubin) June 9, 2022Wednesday’s world premiere doubled as a homecoming, of sorts, for the global icon, who grew up only a few blocks from the United Palace in Washington Heights, where the movie played to 3,000 mostly maskless and always enthusiastic audience members.
Watch the trailer for Jennifer Lopez’s new documentary ‘Halftime’
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Jennifer Lopez‘s forthcoming Netflix documentary Halftime – check it out below.The film is set to debut at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 8, before landing on Netflix on June 14.“I do this, not for an award,” Lopez says in the trailer as her performance looms. “No, I do this to connect with people and make them feel things because I want to feel something.”In the trailer, Lopez discusses her notorious Oscars snub for Hustlers, saying how she has always struggled “to be heard, to be seen, to be taken seriously” in Hollywood.She added: “It was hard.
I just had very low self-esteem. I had to really figure out who I was and believe in that, and not believe in anything else.”Her fiancee Ben Affleck then said in the trailer: “I said to her once, ‘Doesn’t this bother you?’ And she said, ‘I expected this.’”Watch the Halftime trailer below.A synopsis for Halftime reads: “Halftime offers an intimate peek behind the curtain revealing the grit and determination that makes Jennifer Lopez the icon she is, from her performances onscreen and on stages around the world, to her Super Bowl Halftime show, to the recent Presidential inauguration.
The documentary focuses on an international superstar who has inspired people for decades with her perseverance, creative brilliance and cultural contributions. And it’s only the beginning.“Halftime serves as the kickoff to the second half of Lopez’s life, as she lays bare her evolution as a Latina, a mother, and an artist, taking agency in her career and using her voice for a greater purpose.” Lopez’s last film role came in rom-com Marry Me.
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Jennifer Lopez in tears in trailer for intimate Netflix documentary Halftime
Jennifer Lopez's new Netflix documentary, Halftime, is set to give fans an intimate look into her life, including the shattering moment when she realised that she hadn't been nominated for an Oscar. MORE: Jennifer Lopez flashes first engagement ring from Ben Affleck in resurfaced videoThe star was hoping to be nominated for her acclaimed role in 2019 crime drama Hustlers but was left off the ballot. WATCH: The trailer for Jennifer Lopez' new documentary, Halftime"It was hard. I just had very low self-esteem," the popstar says in a voiceover as viewers are shown a clip of her crying while looking at her phone in bed."I had to really figure out who I was and believe in that and not believe in anything else," she adds.Speaking about the snub in an interview with Allure in 2021, Jennifer said: "When it came to the Oscars, it was so obviously absent.