Illustration: HuffPost; Photos: Sundance Institute/Jeff Hutchens/Showtime/Getty A question that often comes to mind for many underrepresented filmmakers is whether or how the reality of systemic racial trauma and abuse shows up in narratives centering on their people. Native storytellers are no exception, particularly at Sundance, a festival that built its mission around supporting their work … Read more
The UK’s Royal Opera House has cut financial ties with BP. The oil giant’s sponsorship of the opera house lasted 33 years, as many other cultural venues cut their ties with big oil. “We are grateful to BP for their sponsorship over 33 years which has enabled thousands around the country to see free opera … Read more
The streamers made $20 million-plus deals for ‘Fair Play’ and ‘Flora and Son’ while other pickups for theatrical ran were for feel-good titles. Alden Ehrenreich and Phoebe Dynevor in ‘Fair Play’Courtesy of Sundance Institute Yes, there were tech glitches, traffic delays and lines to get into parties that snaked through Main Street in the snow, but … Read more
Jake Paul has announced that Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury have welcomed a baby girl into the world in a post on social media on Friday. It comes after it was confirmed earlier that the YouTuber turned MMA fighter, would finally face professional boxer Fury next month in Saudi Arabia. This long-awaited fight comes after Tommy … Read more
Jay Leno reportedly broke several bones in a motorcycle accident last week, only months after he suffered serious burns to his face, chest and hands in a garage fire. The former Tonight Show host told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he was knocked off his motorcycle on Jan. 17. The fall broke Leno’s collarbone and two ribs … Read more
“You should cook it in our restaurant!” exclaims one of Jeanne Cimpaye’s five children appreciatively. They’re seated at a table at her cosy home restaurant in the Burundian village of Ruhagarika near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo and it’s their first time trying sorghum. Just a couple of decades ago, this ancestral … Read more
Jessie Buckley is the star of the Academy Award-nominated movie ‘Women Talking.’ Here’s what you need to know about this talented actress. Jessie Buckley is an actress whose starred in critically-acclaimed movies like ‘The Lost Daughter.’ She’s also a successful singer. Jessie briefly dated English actor James Norton. Jessie was one of the stars of … Read more
Colleen Hoover’s best-selling romance novel is being adapted into an upcoming film starring Blake Lively. Here’s the latest updates on the ‘It Ends With Us’ movie. Fans of romance novels were thrilled when news broke that Colleen Hoover‘s best-selling book, It Ends With Us, is being turned into a movie. Colleen announced January 26 that Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni will star … Read more
The actress does not reprise her role as Kira in the MTV series’ film revival for Paramount+. Arden ChoStefanie Keenan/Getty Images Arden Cho, who played Kira on the MTV series Teen Wolf but does not appear in the new sequel film, took to social media on the day of the movie’s Paramount+ release to give … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s been nearly a decade since Smokey Robinson’s last album, but new music from the King of Motown is on the horizon. Robinson will release the nine-track album “Gasms” on April 28, the music legend behind hits like “My Girl” and “The Way You Do the Things You Do” announced Friday. … Read more