Oscars 2022: Academy Invites 397 New Members
According to Academy-provided stats of the new invitees, 44 percent are women, 37 percent are non-white and 50 percent are non-Americans (54 different countries are represented).
Hocus Pocus 2: Trailer for New Sequel, Sep. 30
The Sanderson sisters — Winifred (Bette Midler), Sarah (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Mary (Kathy Najimy) — are back, and the first teaser trailer for Hocus Pocus 2 has been released, giving a feel of the wickedness to come.
Anaïs in Love (2022): Gallic Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet’s Debut
Anaïs in Love, the first, promising feature from writer-director Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet is a lightly satirical romance, handled with sharp wit and attentive care to detail.
Fire Island: Charmingly Heartfelt Queer Romantic Comedy, Lossley Based on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice
A love letter to the LGBT community and its diverse and inclusive culture, the breezily entertaining Fire Island proves there are still fresh ways to update Austen, daring to focus on gay men’s sex lives without debauchery, violence–or judgement.
Elvis: Wins Rare Box-Office Dance-Off With $31M
Elvis has older moviegoers to thank for opening ahead of expectations: 56 percent of the audience is over the age of 35, including 29 percent over 55.
TV Critics Awards 2022: Hosted by Abbott Elementary Stars
Abbott Elementary stars Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter and Sheryl Lee Ralph will host the 38th annual awards show, the critics group announced Monday.
Woody Allen: Alec Baldwin to Interview Legendary, Scandal-Plagued Director (Cancel Culture)
Let me preface this by stating that I have ZERO INTEREST in anyone’s judgments and sanctimonious posts here–Baldwin
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On (2022): Dean Fleischer-Camp’s Charming Live-Action-Animated Coming-of-Age Mockumentary
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On made its debut on the indie scene, grossing $169,606 from six theaters. Premise: Marcel, a one-inch-tall shell, searches for his family with the help of a documentary filmmaker. A24 is releasing the well-reviewed film, which translated to an impressive $28,267 per location. The charming Marcel the Shell will expand […]
Elvis: Baz Luhrmann’s Movie–Truth or Dare about Colonel Parker Per Biographer Nasha
Parker loved it that Elvis was like a male striptease artist, like the bally girls on the carnivals. That sold tickets!
BET Awards 2022: Janelle Monáe, “Fuck you, Supreme Court”
Janelle Monáe, the first presenter of the night, put up a middle finger and said, “Fuck you, Supreme Court,” from the stage during the live ceremony that took place Sunday at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
Elvis: Actor Austin Butler Kept the Leather Jumpsuit
Butler later told Entertainment Tonight that he had trouble shaking Presley’s southern drawl after imitating the singer for two years.
Don’t Make Waves (1967): Fluffy Romantic Comedy, Starring Tony Curtis, Claudia Cardinale, Sharon Tate
Alexander Mackendrick directed Don’t Make Waves, a romantic sex comedy, starring Tony Curtis, Claudia Cardinale, Dave Draper and Sharon Tate. Distributed by MGM the film is based on the 1959 novel Muscle Beach, by Ira Wallach, who also co-wrote the screenplay. The film depicts romantic triangles between different groupings, set in such unique Southern California […]
Black Phone: How the Movie’s Ending Changed?
I wanted them to be disturbed and upset by it, but I didn’t want them to turn on it.”
Elvis: Baz Luhrmann’s Movie–Truth or Dare Per Biographer Nasha
Parker loved it that Elvis was like a male striptease artist, like the bally girls on the carnivals. That sold tickets!
Lightyear: Oklahoma Theater Warns Viwers about Gay Kiss
The 89er Theatre in Kingfisher, Oklahoma has come under fire after posting a warning about a brief gay kiss in Pixar’s Lightyear.
Cusp: Isabel Bethencourt and Parker Hill’s Docu
Acquired by Showtime Documentary Films, Cusp focuses on three adolescents, Aaloni, Autumn and Brittney, around age 16, during the waning days of summer in a rural Texas town.
Subjects of Desire (2022): Jennifer Holness’ Documentary about Black Beauty
The film is saying some of the things Black women were ashamed of and actually are really special and wonderful–Jennifer Holness
Thor: Love and Thunder: Hemsworth’s Nudity
The first time I played Thor I took my shirt off and I thought, ‘You know what’s gonna sweeten this … a decade from now it’s all gonna come off–Hemsworth
American History: June 24, 2022–Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade; States Can Ban Abortion
The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday’s outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.
Lonesome: Craig Boreham’s Australian Sexually Explicit Drama (LGBTQ, Gay)
A trauma from his rural hometown follows a young gay Australian cowboy to the big city in writer-director Craig Boreham’s erotic drama of sex, solitude and connection.
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