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‘Wicked’ Trailer: Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande Lead Jon M. Chu’s Adaptation Of The Broadway Musical

May 15, 2024 11:31 am

“The Wizard of Oz” is often cited as one of the greatest films of all time. And though we tend to poopoo any talk of prequels and sequels to treasured classics, there’s no denying everyone’s excitement for “Wi...

‘Wicked: Part One’ Trailer: Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande Star In This Musical Fantasy Arriving In November

theplaylist and Edward Davis

February 11, 2024 6:56 pm

News, Trailers

Intellectual property and franchising always mean trying to use some popular I.P. and spinning it however possible. And lord knows they’ve tried all kinds of riffs on “The Wizard Of Oz.” But the most recent an...

‘Drift’ Trailer: Cynthia Erivo’s Acclaimed Sundance Film Opens In February 2024

Edward Davis

October 25, 2023 11:45 am

News, Trailers

Starring Cynthia Erivo and Alia Shawkat, the upcoming indie drama, “Drift,” a film by filmmaker Anthony Chen ("Ilo Ilo"), from the producers of “Call Me By Your Name” and “Nomadland” opens in early 2024. ...

‘Luther: The Fallen Sun’ Trailer: Idris Elba’s Famous Detective Leads His Own Netflix Movie

Valerie Thompson

February 9, 2023 9:42 am

News, Trailers

Can John Luther find redemption? The popular series “Luther” ended its run in 2019 with a startling conclusion. Now, Netflix is introducing another chapter in the story with the film “Luther: The Fallen Sun.” ...

‘Drift’ Review: Cynthia Erivo Stars In An Impressionistic, But Hollow Refugee Drama [Sundance]

Marya E. Gates

January 22, 2023 6:33 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Based on the 2013 novel “A Marker to Measure Drift” by Alexander Maksik, set just after the Second Liberian Civil War in 2003, “Drift” aims for impressionistic insight but is ultimately manipulative and reduct...

‘Pinocchio’ Review: Tom Hanks Can’t Save Robert Zemeckis’ Latest Soulless, Weird, Uncanny Valley Effort

Nick Allen

September 8, 2022 9:32 am

News, Reviews

Here’s one hell of a way to remember just how strange “Pinocchio” (1940) was: watch Robert Zemeckis’ hallucinatory live-action remake of it, now playing on Disney+. Some of the kooky parts here are not from th...

‘Roar’ Review: Apple TV+’s Dark Feminist Fables Anthology Series Offers Very Strange & Mixed Results

Valerie Ettenhofer

April 11, 2022 10:04 am

Features, News, Reviews, Television

The new women-centric Apple TV+ anthology series “Roar” is extremely literal. Across its eight episodes, a trophy wife lives on a shelf, an ignored woman disappears, and a frustrated wife returns her husband t...

‘Roar’ Trailer: Nicole Kidman, Alison Brie, Cynthia Erivo, Betty Gilpin & More Star In Apple TV+’s New Feminist Anthology Series

Edward Davis

March 24, 2022 11:52 am

News, Television, Trailers

Apple TV+ is having quite the year of television so far, gathering acclaim for shows like Ben Stiller’s “Severance” and “WeCrashed,” with Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto, and is sure to receive attention for stro...

‘Roar’ First Look: Nicole Kidman, Alison Brie & More Lead Anthology Of Darkly Comedic Feminist Fables

Ned Booth

February 4, 2022 12:00 pm

News

Early last year, Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch, the creative tag-team behind the Netflix show "GLOW," signed an overall deal with Apple for new TV projects. Their first show f...

Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande Cast In Lead Roles For Jon M. Chu’s ‘Wicked’ Adaptation

Charles Barfield

November 5, 2021 10:02 am

News

Despite the box office and critical disappointment of “Dear Evan Hansen,” Hollywood is still really excited about the possibilities of bringing famous Broadway musicals to the big screen. This year alone, we’v...

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