Boys State is a new documentary that focuses on an annual event where teenagers are brought together for an exercise in government — providing a revealing glimpse into why politics are the way they are ...
The BBC unveiled the first trailer for Steve McQueen’s “Mangrove” — on the eve of the 50th anniversary of London’s Mangrove protest, when black people demonstrated against police harassment. On August 9, 1970, 150 protesters ...
The legal battles between the American Civil Liberties Union and the Trump administration is the subject of a new documentary, The Fight. The legal battles between the American Civil Liberties Union and the Trump administration ...
Author Max Brooks is making headlines for suggesting that Hollywood could help relay the message of scientists during the global pandemic. It’s somewhat fitting, since the COVID-19 virus has the cinematic sweep of an apocalyptic ...
Actor Antonio Sabato Jr. announced on Twitter that he wants to launch a conservative movie studio geared towards content that he believes Hollywood would normally avoid. “To all conservative producers who want to make a ...
A University of Southern California exhibit dedicated to John Wayne will be removed from their School of Cinematic Arts, following a student-led protest against the actor’s history of racism and homophobia. After the death of ...
A new documentary from CNN Films focuses on politician and civil rights leader, John Lewis, who participated in several key moments in the fight for racial equality. “When you see something that is not right ...
Netflix is adding Spike Lee’s film, Rodney King to its roster of free streaming content — as part of its Black Lives Matter collection of films, TV shows and documentaries. The film originally premiered in ...
Juneteenth is more relevant than ever with the ongoing protests against racial inequality that African Americans face today. Fittingly, a new film premiered on the holiday of its namesake, entitled Miss Juneteenth. Is it a ...
“The need to address this issue is urgent. To that end, we will amend — and continue to examine — our rules and procedures to ensure that all voices are heard and celebrated.” As the ...
Acclaimed director Spike Lee returns with a new rumination on race in America, through the lens of African American veterans of the Vietnam War. Premiering on Netflix, Da 5 Bloods stars Delroy Lindo, “The Wire’s” ...
The list is growing: several long-running TV shows or movies recently announced major changes or cancellations in their programming, in the wake of the cultural unrest in America. Even cartoon characters were not spared. Earlier ...
Director Damon Gameau imagines what the future could look like by the year 2040 if “we simply embraced the best solutions already available to us to improve our planet and shifted them rapidly into the ...
A new timely documentary explores the political maneuver of gerrymandering and how it may contribute to our politically divisive culture. It also shows how grassroots campaigning can put an end to it. Well timed to ...
As citizens in the U.S. heed warnings to distance themselves from others to avoid contracting coronavirus, the movie industry took a hit over the weekend with record low box office sales. In just one week, ...
Criticized by news outlets and the president for its violence and political themes, The Hunt was due to hit theaters last September but will now arrive on March 13. The film is about a group ...
For the first time, there were as many female leads in family films as male leads, according to a new study. The Geena Davis Institute on Gender and Media released these findings regarding films from ...
“The story centers on an entertainment mogul who terrorizes those who work for him and preys on the young actresses that enter his office looking for their big break. Sound familiar?” With the #MeToo movement ...
Beyond telling the story of the runaway slave who became a leader in the fight against slavery during the 1800s, the biopic also explores lesser-known parts of Tubman’s life, such as her battle with epilepsy ...
“I say this with love to the Grammys, because you really need to know this. Every year, y’all be killing us, man. I’m speaking for all the artists here, producers, executives. The amount of time ...
“Film festivals play a critical role in shaping our culture, which is why representation and access is so critical.” It seems the renowned Sundance Film Festival is being added to the growing list of venerable ...
In his new solo performance piece “The Truth Has Changed,” the “Gasland” director raises an alarm: The Democrats are ill-prepared for Trump’s oncoming misinformation campaign. Josh Fox, the Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind “Gasland,” the ...
“Clearly everybody knows that everybody in the four acting groups of nominees are white, it’s infuriating, we can’t make the industry do something…” On the heels of Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards, the BAFTA (British Academy ...
“I’m talking about being a man accused of all the wrong in the world because I’m white-skinned.” Few public figures, particularly in the liberal entertainment industry, have spoken out against the ubiquitous social justice movement ...
“The food we eat, the way we grow the food we eat, the way we dispose of the food is one of the large contributors to the climate crisis.” The “party of the year” for ...
“2020 will be an extraordinary year for female directors. That’s important, because we’re seeing women being given opportunities to direct action movies and not just smaller, independent films… Progress will come when females are given ...
“I just hope [the film] opens their eyes. We’re not beyond reality, where everybody is suddenly going to lead the charge, but as long as it’s out there and everybody can rally around it, to ...
As depicted in the film, the FBI allegedly pressured Jewell to confess to the crime, while dismissing physical evidence that indicated he couldn’t have done it. The new film, Richard Jewell, is based on a ...
Roger Ailes launched the careers of TV news figures including Sean Hannity, Bill O’Reilly, and Megyn Kelly, then resigned in 2016 amid multiple accusations of sexual harassment. He was seen as a de facto leader ...
The Great Recession of 2008, desperation, and the documentary of the Great Cocaine Treasure Hunt: meet director Theo Love & Rodney Hyden. I chatted with The Legend of Cocaine Island’s director Theo Love and Rodney ...
“The music industry—and entertainment fields at large—have long been rife with corruption and victimization, given the nature of its constituents: aspiring artists, intense capitalization, and decadent lifestyles.” Oprah Winfrey will executive produce a new documentary ...
Grumpy Old Men, the heist film & a true story of Dick Nixon’s dirty money: meet director Mark Steven Johnson of Finding Steve McQueen. Filmmaker Mark Steven Johnson dishes on filmmaking, screenwriting, Richard Nixon’s dirty ...
“For me, though, film is about emotion.” — Meet director Kevin Wilson Jr. of the 2018 Oscar-nominated My Nephew Emmett I caught up with film-maker Kevin Wilson Jr. to talk influences, film and making the ...
“I’m of the thought that you can entertain and create change. It’s what Lena and I like to call ‘protest art.’ I hope that it brings value to black life and the black experience. If ...
Accurately depicted in new film Dark Waters, DuPont was guilty of actions such as dumping sludge they knew to be toxic into a farm in West Virginia. The new film Dark Waters dives into the ...
Adam Driver stars as Daniel Jones in The Report, a new Scott Z. Burns film about Jones’ attempt to uncover the CIA’s use of torture following 9/11. The Report is a new film depicting the ...
More Joy Less Pain, which will premiere in New York on November 11, is a candid look at social anthropologist Peter Gorman’s life work of delving deep into indigenous cultures and their healing medicines. We’ve ...
15 Minutes of Shame, produced and starring Monica Lewinsky, will look at today’s ‘cancel culture’, bullying and public shaming and how we got here. Monica Lewinsky and MTV’s “Catfish” star Max Joseph are teaming up ...
“When people are laughing, they’re more open to taking on an idea than when they’re not” – Steven Soderbergh on his new film The Laundromat The new dark comedy film, The Laundromat, depicts a real-life ...
Roy Cohn was “a master manipulator that taught politicians, demagogues, and bad guys how to behave—and that means misbehave.” A new documentary explores the life and career of “evil” lawyer and political power broker Roy ...
“Everyone is caught between who they are and who they could be.” With all of life’s ups and downs, sometimes we just need a second chance. “Imprisoned,” Equitas Entertainment’s newest film, is a story about ...
Is Hollywood sexist or are audiences creating this disparity with their own wallets? A female Asian writer has quit as co-writer for two upcoming sequels to the blockbuster film Crazy Rich Asians, citing that her ...
Sharon Tate was not just a pretty-faced victim of a psychopathic cult. At 50 years since her murder by the Manson family this August 8-9, and the release of Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time ...
Jojo Rabbit is a World War II era satire that follows a lonely German boy who must confront his blind nationalism as he is aided by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler. Jojo Rabbit is ...
Carrie Mitchum’s new documentary Rocking the Couch tells the story of a new group of brave Hollywood professionals sharing their stories for the first time, as well as reviewing an old Hollywood case that could ...
The trailer for the upcoming biopic Harriet, about the famed abolitionist, suffragette and conductor of the underground railroad was released this week. Tony-award winning actress Cynthia Erivo (the musical “The Color Purple”) will portray Harriet ...
“I think society would be more connected if we just allowed others to have their own feelings and not expect everyone to feel the way we do.” Movie actress Scarlett Johansson apparently spoke out against ...
“I think the spirit of a character is what really matters. What you bring to the table in a character as far as their heart and their spirit is what really counts.” The casting of ...
Rami Malek has agreed to portray a terrorist in the next Bond film but promised the villain will be “a very different kind.” Oscar-winning actor Rami Malek revealed that he would only play the new ...
“It’s about coming together, the real San Franciscans who are still there,” said Fails. “Creating one voice to represent everyone. You can fight back with art.” The Last Black Man in San Francisco drew rave ...
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