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'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom': Film Review

Chadwick Boseman makes his final screen appearance starring opposite Viola Davis in this adaptation of August Wilson's play about a fraught recording session with the "Mother of the Blues" in jazz age Chicago. Viola Davis burns a hole in the screen ...

Alfonso Ribeiro Talks 'Fresh Prince' Reunion and the Slow Decline of Sitcoms

"Since everybody wanted to be a movie star, they only worked on becoming movie stars — and then sucked when they did a TV sitcom," says the actor, who recently reunited with his colleagues from the '90s hit for an HBO Max special. Television cast ...

George Clooney on COVID, Family and Directing and Starring in Netflix's Oscar Contender 'The Midnight Sky'

The Academy Award winner's seventh film as a director, which drops Dec. 23, stars him as a dying scientist caring for a young child while racing to save mankind. George Clooney has a beautiful family, fame, fortune and two Oscars on his mantelpiece, but he ...

'Vanguard' Review: Jackie Chan Globe-Trots in Cluttered Action Toy Box

Few stars have worked harder to give audiences pleasure over a long haul than Jackie Chan. But lately, his screen appearances have been those of the elder statesman still trotted out to nominally preside over expensive but flavorless official diplomatic ...

Sia Engages in Fiery Twitter Debate With Disability Activists Over Autism-Themed Film

Sia has not let accusations that she was "ableist" in the making of her upcoming movie, "Music," go by without comment, and the pop star-turned-filmmaker spent the early hours of Friday tangling with disability activists who took issue with her on several points ...

'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Review: Chadwick Boseman Goes Out on Top With Timely August Wilson Drama

In "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," introductions matter. Whether or not audiences know the real Ma Rainey's reputation as "mother of the blues," August Wilson ensures that this musical pioneer is a larger-than-life character even before she steps foot onstage.

In 'Small Axe,' Letitia Wright Plays a Real-Life Black Panther

The New York Times

The New York Times

Letitia Wright broke onto the international stage with her performance as Shuri, the spirited, no-nonsense princess of Wakanda in "Black Panther." Four years later, Wright channels similar characteristics to play Altheia Jones-LeCointe, a leader of the British ...

'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Review: Boseman and Davis Energize a Faithful August Wilson Adaptation

IndieWire

IndieWire

"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" opens with a thundering blues performance and ends with a gut punch. Both moments inject fresh energy and righteous fury into the 1982 August Wilson play that launched his 10-part Pittsburgh Cycle, but in between, the movie ...

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'The Last of Us' Series Gets HBO Green Light

'Chernobyl's' Craig Mazin is writing the show with the mega-selling video game's creative director, Neil Druckmann. HBO is pressing play on a series adaptation of The Last of Us. The premium cable outlet has picked up the drama based on the hugely ...

'Happiest Season' Review: Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis in a Christmas Rom-Com That Earns Its Emotion

"Happiest Season" is a home-for-the-holidays movie that serves up what you expect, along with something you don't. The second feature directed by the actress-turned-filmmaker Clea DuVall ("The Intervention"), who shows a singular flair for shaping ...