NEW YORK (AP) — Samuel L. Jackson isn’t just in the movies. He IS the movies. Does any other actor so fully embody the high-octane thrills, the colorful language, the sheer bigness of American movies? Jackson is, not coincidentally, typically ranked as the highest all-time box-office star with nearly $5 billion in North American ticket […]
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“Moonlight” Director Barry Jenkins’ Next Project? ‘The Underground Railroad’
NEW YORK (AP) — “Moonlight” director Barry Jenkins will follow up his Oscar-winning film with a drama series for Amazon based on Colson Whitehead’s “The Underground Railroad.” FILE – In this Feb. 26, 2017 file photo, Barry Jenkins arrives at the Oscars in Los Angeles. Jenkins will follow up his Oscar winning film with a […]
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In Sensation of ‘Get Out,’ Hints of a Trump-effect
NEW YORK (AP) — There have been monster gorillas and sharp-clawed superheroes at the box office this month, but the biggest beast of them all has been Jordan Peele’s $4.5 million, race-exploding thriller “Get Out.” In this Feb. 9, 2017 photo, Jordan Peele poses for a portrait at the SLS Hotel in Los Angeles to […]
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‘Hidden Figures’ Shocks Screen Actors Guild Awards, Denzel Gets Best Actor Award
The cast of “Hidden Figures” took top honors at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, where much of the evening was dominated by protest against President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration order. The cast of “Hidden Figures” accept the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture at the 23rd annual Screen Actors Guild […]
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Perry’s ‘Madea’ Stuns Hanks’ ‘Inferno’ in Box Office Upset
NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Hanks. Tom Cruise. Ben Affleck. None of them have been a match for Tyler Perry’s Madea. In this image released by Lionsgate, Tyler Perry portrays Madea in a scene from, “Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween.” (Daniel McFadden/Lionsgate via AP) In a surprise victory at the weekend box office, Perry’s […]
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Long-Silent Minority Voices Speak Loudly at Toronto Film Festival
TORONTO (AP) — Living partly in the Ugandan capital of Kampala where she runs a film school, the Indian-born filmmaker Mira Nair is regularly surrounded by lives she rarely sees reflected back by the movies. Lupita Nyong’o, Mira Nair and David Oyelowo pose for photos as they arrive for “Queen of Katwe” at the 2016 […]
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AP EXCLUSIVE: Study Finds Inequality Unchanged in Hollywood
Despite widespread attention over diversity in the movie business, a new study finds that little is changing in Hollywood for women, minorities, LGBT people and others who continue to find themselves on the outside of an industry where researchers say inequality is “the norm.” A report to be released Wednesday by the Media, Diversity and […]
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Ava DuVernay’s Racial Inequality Doc ‘The 13th’ to Open NYFF
NEW YORK (AP) — Ava DuVernay’s “The 13th,” a documentary about racial inequality and mass incarceration in the United States, will open the 54th New York Film Festival. In this Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, file photo, director Ava Duvernay poses for photographers on the red carpet for the film Selma at the 2015 Berlinale Film […]
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’12 Years a Slave’ Rolls at Spirit Awards
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — “12 Years a Slave” rolled at the Spirit Awards, winning five awards including best feature at the annual independent film celebration. On the eve of the Academy Awards, the slavery tale won awards for director Steve McQueen, actress Lupita Nyong’o, screenwriter John Ridley and cinematographer Sean Bobbitt. In a more […]
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“12 Years a Slave” Director McQueen Heckled While Receiving ‘Best Director Award’
NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood’s award season, never known for civility, is roiling from a heckling incident between “12 Years a Slave” director Steve McQueen and film critic Armond White. At the New York Film Critics Circle Awards on Monday night, White allegedly jeered McQueen as “an embarrassing doorman and garbage man” while he was […]
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’12 Years,’ ‘Hustle’ Lead Globes Nominations
The slavery epic “12 Years a Slave” and the con-artist caper “American Hustle” lead the 71st annual Golden Globes with seven nominations each. The nominations announced Thursday morning by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association spread the nominations around, but the large haul for “American Hustle” and “12 Years a Slave” suggested the films may be […]
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Box office: ‘Best Man’ Nearly Topples ‘Thor’
NEW YORK (AP) — In an unlikely battle of sequels, “Thor: The Dark World” bested “The Best Man Holiday” at the box office. Disney’s “Thor: The Dark World” continued its box-office reign with $38.5 million in its second week of release, according to studio estimates Sunday. Opening 15 years after the original “The Best Man,” […]