With the 2021 awards season is in full swing, the 26th annual Critics Choice Awards will honor the best and brightest in both film and television on Sunday. This year’s ceremony is an in-person/virtual hybrid show, with host Taye Diggs and some of the presenters filming from a stage in Los Angeles, while nominees appear remotely […]
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China Box Office: Disney’s ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Flames Out at Third
Despite its emphasis on Asian representation and Southeast Asian themes, Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon” failed to soar in China, coming in third with just $8.4 million, according to Maoyan data. While the sum might look respectable in other pandemic-stricken locales, it falls short in China’s recovered movie market, which has set box office […]
Guia de Isora MiradasDoc Prizes ‘Shady River,’ ’Between Dog and Wolf,’ ‘The Other’
One of Europe’s first 2021 on-site festivals, held at Guía de Isora on the west coast of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands, top Spanish doc festival MiradasDoc awarded its best film prize on Saturday to Argentina’s “Shady River,” directed and lensed by Tatiana Mazú González. The 14th MiradasDoc’s festival awards were unveiled Saturday as its […]
‘Nomadland’ Wins Best Picture at Latino Entertainment Film Awards
Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland” swept the Latino Entertainment Film Awards on Sunday, taking home four awards, including best picture, director, cinematography and editing. The awards, which are voted on and presented by the Latino Entertainment Journalists Association, also honored Oscar-nominated actor Rosie Perez with the Rita Moreno Lifetime Achievement Award and the Latino Activism Award. In […]
How to Watch Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Oprah Interview
The day of Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is finally upon us. One year after announcing that they would be stepping away from their royal duties, Harry and Markle are sitting down with Winfrey for a two-hour tell-all interview. Winfrey will first speak with Markle about royal life, marriage, motherhood, her […]
Rita Wilson Reflects on Contracting COVID-19 One Year Ago in Heartfelt Instagram Post
Rita Wilson marked the one-year anniversary of her and husband Tom Hanks’ COVID-19 diagnoses with a reflective Instagram post. “One year ago today I was playing the Sydney Opera House @sydneyoperahouse, the next day started feeling very tired and achy, two days later hospitalized with Covid 19,” Wilson wrote. “I want to take a moment […]
Frank Lupo, Writer-Producer Known for ‘The A-Team,’ ‘Wiseguy,’ Dies at 66
Frank Lupo, the TV writer-producer who was a frequent collaborator with Stephen J. Cannell in the 1980s on such high-octane dramas as “The A-Team,” “Hunter” and “Wiseguy,” has died. He was 66. Lupo died Feb. 18 at his home in Florida, according to his sister, Linda Joy Sullivan. Lupo’s work in TV took off in […]
Taylor Swift, BTS, Harry Styles, Megan Thee Stallion, More to Perform at Grammy Awards
Bad Bunny, Black Pumas, Cardi B, BTS, Brandi Carlile, DaBaby, Doja Cat, Billie Eilish, Mickey Guyton, Haim, Brittany Howard, Miranda Lambert, Lil Baby, Dua Lipa, Chris Martin, John Mayer, Megan Thee Stallion, Maren Morris, Post Malone, Roddy Ricch, Harry Styles, and Taylor Swift will perform at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, March 14, the Recording […]
10 Shocking Oscar Snubs and Surprises From the Last 10 Years
With Oscar voting officially underway, members of the Academy are hunkering down and catching up on all the films from this year of extended eligibility. Inarguably the hardest awards season to read in modern history, there are dozens of interpretations of how the season will shake out and where AMPAS voters’ minds are within the […]
‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Tops Sluggish Box Office With $8.6 Million
New York City movie theaters welcomed back customers for the first time in nearly a year this weekend. And yet some high profile new releases struggled to sell ticket sales, a sign that a box office revival may not be in the cards for a few weeks. Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon,” a computer-animated […]