Category Archives: Global News

Best Picture: “Spotlight” Direction: “The Revenant,” Alejandro G. Iñárritu Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant” Actress: Brie Larson, “Room” Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance, “Bridge of Spies” Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander, “The Danish Girl” Adapted Screenplay: “The Big Short,” Charles Randolph and Adam McKay Original Screenplay: “Spotlight,” Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy Cinematography: “The Revenant,” Emmanuel Lubezki Production Design: “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson […]

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Streep came under fire when she said, “we’re all Africans, really” at the Berlin Film Festival Meryl Streep set the record straight regarding her remark that “we’re all Africans” at the Berlin Film Festival two weeks ago, stating that she never intended to minimize differences, “contrary to distorted reporting.” “I was not minimizing difference, but emphasizing […]

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“He is unhappy with the show because it is kind of making it seem like he is totally guilty,” Jeffrey Felix explained. O.J. Simpson has not seen an episode of FX’s The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, but he gets filled in about the show, and he is not pleased. Jeffrey Felix, a now-retired guard […]

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“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” is going even darker for the DVD. A director’s cut of the upcoming superhero movie received an R rating from the MPAA, according to a bulletin released Wednesday by the Classification and Ratings Administration. The cut, titled the “Ultimate Edition,” differs from the PG-13 version set for release March […]

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Jessica Chastain, Queen Latifah, Juliette Binoche and Catherine Hardwicke have joined production company We Do It Together to produce films and TV that boost the empowerment of women. The nonprofit is planning to develop a slate of “inspiring” films by and about women to ensure future opportunities for known and emerging voices within the industry. The first film will be […]

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ABC has renewed “The View” for its 20th season to start in the fall of 2016, Variety has learned. The network plans to make the announcement on Tuesday, along with naming Candi Carter as the show’s first African American executive producer effective immediately. Carter has served as the interim showrunner on “The View” since September, working with consultant […]

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Chris Rock has been testing out his Oscar-night material this past week at L.A. comedy clubs to good effect, though he’s officially staying mum on what he has planned. On Monday, a fan tweeted to him, “You really killed it at the Comedy Store last night.” Rock also did stand-up at the Largo last Thursday at […]

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Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart will host the MTV Movie Awards. The Furious 7 star is “honoured” to be teaming up with the 36-year-old comedian to host the annual ceremony and is promising an “epic, historic unforgettable night” for viewers. He said: “It’s an honour to be hosting the ‘MTV Movie Awards’ with a guy who’s not […]

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The United States may be a melting pot, but when it comes to diversity, the films and television shows it produces are missing a lot of ingredients. From the board rooms of major media companies like Walt Disney, Netflix and Time Warner, to the shows they broadcast and stream and the movies they greenlight, Hollywood is […]

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