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Regé-Jean Page Was Never Supposed to Be Back for ‘Bridgerton’ Season 2

The very large and active fan base for Netflix’s period soap opera Bridgerton was shocked last week by the announcement that Regé-Jean Page, who plays Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings, would not be returning for the show’s highly anticipated second season. Page was a nominee for Best Male Actor in a Drama Series this past…

Will NBCUniversal’s Streaming Strategy Feather the Peacock’s Nest?

According to a just-released Bloomberg report, Comcast is planning to orchestrate some major changes in the way it makes films available to its Peacock streaming service. The media giant allegedly wants to remove NBCUniversal films from Netflix, HBOMax and similar platforms to keep them in the Peacock feather nest instead of providing access to other…

Concrete Cowboy, Portrait of a Place and Feeling – Film Review

There are communities that exist throughout the country and the world which function differently even from the areas directly surrounding them. Specific interests and a way of life may change how things look or feel, and may just be a major component of what is important to residents. That can look just slightly unlike the…

Spirit Untamed Official Trailer

  Universal Pictures/DreamWoks Animation “SPIRIT UNTAMED” Release Date :  June 4, 2021 Genre: Animated Adventure  Cast: Isabela Merced, Julianne Moore, Jake Gyllenhaal, Marsai Martin, Mckenna Grace, Walton Goggins, Andre Braugher and Eiza González Director: Elaine Bogan  Producer: Karen Foster  An epic adventure about a headstrong girl longing for a place to belong who discovers a…

Director Ava DuVernay Discusses Her New Online Venture — Array Crew

Photo by Nobuhiro Hosoki Ava DuVernay became the first Black woman creator to get Sundance Film Festival directing award in 2012 for her feature, Middle of Nowhere. Her feature Selma made history in being the first film directed by a black woman director to be nominated for a Golden Globe and an Oscar for Best Picture….

Interview with Director Taylor Morden for “The Last Blockbuster”

In Making “The Last Blockbuster,” Director Taylor Morden Reminds Us of Many Visit to The Video Store That Made the Screen Come Alive  There was a time, going to the video rental store, was an adventure in and of itself. Without laying out a wad of cash, one could take home armfuls of cinematic pleasure…

The Ten Biggest Oscar Nominations Snubs

Oscar nominations were announced this morning, with David Fincher’s Mank leading the pack at ten mentions. For the first time in Oscar history, two women, Chloé Zhao and Emerald Fennell, were honored in the Best Director category. There’s plenty to celebrate about the list, which can be found here, but at the same time, there…

Interview with actor Kingsley Ben-Adir for the film, “One Night in Miami”

British Actor Kingsley Ben-Adir Makes Quite A Trip In One Night in Miami And Wrestles With Issues of Race Supposedly, in a back room at the Hampton House in February 1964, a meeting between Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke took place celebrating Ali’s surprise title win over Sonny Liston. Based on…

Julie Andrews looks back working with her husband Blake Edwards

A courtesy of Walt Disney Productions.   From Child Actor to Legendary Star Julie Andrews Has Done It All If any actress deserves to be called a Dame, then 85-year-old Julie Andrews qualifies to be a Dame of the British Empire. She would deserve such an accolade if only for her singing in Sound of…

Malcom & Marie

Netflix When filmmaker Malcolm (John David Washington) and his girlfriend Marie (Zendaya), return home from a movie premiere and await his film’s critical response, the evening takes a turn as revelations about their relationship surface, testing the couple’s love.