True Mothers: Naomi Kawase’s Family Drama is Japan’s Entry for Best International Feature Oscar
Kawase’s selection marks only the third time in 67 submissions that Japan has chosen a film directed by a woman, following Yong-hi Yang’s Our Homeland in 2013 and Mipo O with The Light Only Shines There in 2015.
Cannes Film Fest 2020: Mini Edition Wraps Up as France Locks Down
Cannes wrapped a late and truncated version of its 2020 film festival on Thursday, just hours before all of France went into a second lockdown.
Borat 2: Sacha Baron Cohen’s Hilariously Funny, Politically Relevant Sequel
This was the most challenging movie I’ve ever made, because I was taking my most famous character, trying to make a movie with real people who are placed in higher places, holding important political positions–Sacha Borat Cohen
Pryor Biopic: Kenya Barris to Write and Direct Richard Pryor Movie
A biopic of bold comedian Richard Pryor is in the works with Kenya Baris set to write and direct.
Hollywood 2020: November Releases
Come Play, Sound of Metal
Documentaries 2020: Critics Choice Award Nominations–Crip Camp, Gunda, Mr. SOUL!
Netflix scored more than twice as many nominations (31) as the next-most-nominated distributor, Neon (14).
Elections 2020: Mike Pence Keeps Traveling Despite Contact With Coronavirus Infected Aides
The vice president’s chief of staff, Marc Short, and a couple of key staff of the vice president have tested positive for the virus, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Sunday.
SNL: Maya Rudolph Moderates Final Debate With Mute Button
Alec Baldwin’s Trump faced off against Jim Carrey’s Biden, mostly discuss the novel coronavirus pandemic, with Baldwin’s Trump announcing the military would distribute a vaccine with cannons if he wins the election.
No Time to Die: James Bond 25 Explored Sale to Streaming for $600 Million
Apple, Netflix and other streaming services explored the possibility of acquiring No Time to Die, the new James Bond movie that was originally slated to debut last April.
Movie Audiences: HBO Max Reaches 28.7M, Including 8.6M “Activated,” Subscribers
WarnerMedia streaming service HBO Max has reached 28.7 million “total HBO Max subscribers,” including 8.6 million “activated” users as of the end of the third quarter, AT&T said.
Hollywood 2020: Diversity Improves Among TV Actors But Execs Still White and Male
Representation of women and minorities in acting roles has improved: Of all lead acting slots on broadcast shows in 2018–19, people of color held 24 percent, almost a fivefold increase from 2011–12 when it was just 5 percent.
Scenes From a Marriage: Jessica Chastain Replaces Michelle Williams in Drama Series
Jessica Chastain will star opposite Oscar Isaac in the drama, an adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s 1976 miniseries. She takes over the part from Michelle Williams, who had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.
Borat Sequel: Black Face Warning by Distributor about Sacha Baron Cohen’s New Film
The mockumentary’s content warning points out the film’s depictions of “sexuality, drug use, foul language, nudity, blackface” — basically about what you’d expect from a “Borat” film.
I May Destroy You: Michaela Coel’s Highly Acclaimed British Dramedy
Michaela Coel created, written, co-directed, and executive produced I May Destroy You, the highly acclaimed British comedy-drama TV series.
Greenlights: McConaughey Reveals he was Sexually Abused as Teen in New Memoir
In his new memoir, Greenlights, Matthew McConaughey reveals he was sexually abused several times as a teenager.
News of the World: Trailer for Tom Hanks Movie, Directed by Greengrass
Set five years after the end of the Civil War, the film follows Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Hanks, who previously starred in Greengrass’ Captain Phillips), a veteran of three wars, who now moves from town to town as a non-fiction storyteller.
Elections 2020: Alicia Keys, America Ferrera, Kerry Washington Host Star-Studded Voting Special
“I am thrilled to be joining my dear friends Alicia Keys and America Ferrera to host Every Vote Counts so that we can amplify voters’ voices and provide resources for all Americans as they participate in our democratic process,” Kerry Washington said in a statement.
Champion, Marge: Dancer-Model for Disney’s 1937 Classic Snow White, Dies at 101
Marge’s father was famed Hollywood dance and ballet teacher Ernest Belcher. He was friends with Walt Disney, and the all-male animation team working on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) studied her movements on a soundstage in order to make their heroine move more realistically.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom: Viola Davis on her New Film and Work with Chadwick Boseman
At a virtual press event for the August Wilson play, the Oscar winner spoke of working with Chadwick Boseman before his death.
Election 2020: Brian Wilson Disavows Trump’s Beach Boys Benefit in California
Brian Wilson and Al Jardine say they knew nothing of the high-priced Trump fundraiser being headlined by Mike Love’s touring Beach Boys until news reports.
