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Part of the less popularly celebrated majesty of cinema lies in its collaborative nature compared to other art forms. Many directors, quite justifiably, may take a possessory filmmaker credit — after all, they are making literally thousands of decisions and molding a movie in their vision.

Neil Phillips, the first Chief Diversity Officer for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, is an unapologetic optimist. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Phillips was raised in the Washington DC area and went on to study English and American Literature at Harvard University.

Berlin Film Festival is a beast to dress for. How do you look good on the carpet and not keel over from frostbite? These stars show us how.

Directed by Gerald Mayer (nephew of Louis Mayer, powerful head of MGM), Bright Road was a simple, modest, but winningly compelling tale of the impact that one dedicated Black teacher bore on her pupils. The film was adapted from the Christopher Award-winning short story, "See How They Run," by Mary Elizabeth Vroman, which was published in the June 1951 issue of the Ladies' Home Journal.

Tea Lindeburg’s feature film debut, As in Heaven, premiered at the Rotterdam and Göteborg film festivals simultaneously and received the top Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film at the latter.   Lise (Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindahl) is the eldest child of a large rural Danish family at the end of the 19th century.

In the week that saw the Italian Parliament vote for the President of the Republic, confirming Sergio Mattarella for re-election, Italian citizens have evidently stayed at home in front of the TV, as the cinema box office grosses have dropped compared to those of the previous week. This week’s ranking only sees one film that exceeds the €500,000 mark (€556,949).

John Williams turned 90 this week. For the last 70 years, Mr.

Jennifer Lopez, the original multi-hyphenate, is one of those women who got there on sheer grit and talent. Nothing has come accidentally to J-Lo.

All Anthony Bawn needs now is a shot. He already has the product.

80 years ago – to be more precise, on February 9, 1942 – the world welcomed a future music icon – legendary singer, songwriter, and musician Carole King. This year King shared her very first Golden Globe nomination with the Golden Globe winner Jennifer Hudson and Jamie Hartman for Here I Am (Singing My Way Home), the sole original song featured in the Aretha Franklin biopic Respect.