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One stars in The Little Mermaid and The Color Purple, two of the most anticipated films this year; another has the title role in the largely untold, true story of a slave son who became a highly regarded composer and violin virtuoso in 18th century France. Of the three others, one will star as a female soldier disguised as a man in a Western; the other will star in Mel Brooks’ long-awaited anthology series; and the last one, but certainly not the least, landed a role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe epic.

A retired policeman, recently widowed, and recovering from being shot by a white colleague. An adult son newly released from jail, still running a special “business” from his bedroom.

One of the most glamorous stars of the 1930s and 40s in Hollywood, the exotic Merle Oberon had a secret, one she spent her lifetime protecting. In interviews like this one in 1934 with the publication The West Australian, Oberon kept up the fiction of her birth: “I was born in Tasmania but left there when I was a child.

It is never too late to find your true passion. This is what Iona Morris Jackson found out when she got the opportunity to direct.

Avatar: The Way of Water has still not let go of its first-place spot in France. Directed by James Cameron with Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver, the Avatar sequel has brought in 12.

For years, Broadway has casually been referred to as “The Great White Way,” a long-time nickname for the New York theater district. Its origins can be traced back to the early 1900s as a way to pay homage to the dazzling lights that illuminated the theaters.

In the last two years, studios and streamers have stepped up their indigenous content with commitments to filmmakers to produce more TV series and films that accurately reflect their lives. Here are some examples of how indigenous filmmakers are making strides.

In 2002, director Gaspar Noé’s Irreversible created controversy in every big festival where it was screened - first in Cannes where it competed for the Palm d'Or, then in Toronto, and finally in Sundance. By the time it was released in US theaters in March 2003, almost 20 years ago, audiences were eager to see it because of a 9-minute scene with Monica Bellucci that tested the limits of tolerance by illustrating with unusual cruelty how sexual violence destroys lives.

During Black History Month, there are no shortage of fascinating stories available to strengthen our appreciation for the contributions made by African Americans to U. S.

Following international acclaim for high octane thriller shows such as Fauda, Tehran and Prisoners of War, the last adapted stateside as Homeland, the Israeli television landscape now boasts a new comedy series, romantic while somewhat on the raunchy side, which has opened to rave reviews. Fresh from its North American premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, where it appeared as part of its Indie Episodic Program, Chanshi follows the defiant yet charming titular character as she breaks away from her traditional observant Jewish community in Brooklyn in order to fulfill her most intimate fantasies in the Holy Land in a series whose premise tackles religion and sexuality in an unconventional and provocative manner.