Arts Sep 22 Melvin Van Peebles, godfather of Black cinema, dies at 89 Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking playwright, musician and movie director whose work ushered in the “Blaxploitation” wave of the 1970s and influenced filmmakers long after, has died. He was 89.
Arts Sep 10 Disney backs theatrical releases for all remaining 2021 films The Walt Disney Co. on Friday announced that all of its remaining films this year will open exclusively in theaters. That includes the Marvel release "Eternals" (Nov. 5), Ridley Scott's "The Last Duel" (Oct. 15), and the animated release "Ron's…
Arts May 19 Pioneering comic Paul Mooney, a writer for Pryor, dies at 79 Paul Mooney, a boundary-pushing comedian who was Richard Pryor’s longtime writing partner and whose sage, incisive musings on racism and American life made him a revered figure in stand-up, has died. He was 79.
Arts May 10 Amid outcry, NBC says it will not air Golden Globes in 2022 The press association is facing possible boycotts from Netflix, Warner Bros. and many Hollywood stars following an investigative report in February that recounted the organization's questionable record on diversity.
Arts Apr 12 Will Smith film departs Georgia over voting restrictions The film is the largest and most high profile production to depart the state since Georgia's Legislature passed a law that introduced stiffer voter identification requirements for absentee balloting.
Arts Mar 16 Yaphet Kotto of ‘Live and Let Die,’ ‘Alien,’ dies at 81 Kotto was best known for his infuriated FBI agent in "Midnight Run," the James Bond villain Mr. Big in "Live and Let Die" and the technician Dennis Parker in 1979's "Alien."…
Arts Mar 15 Chadwick Boseman is posthumously nominated for an Oscar Half a year after his death, Chadwick Boseman was posthumously nominated for an Academy Award on Monday for his final performance in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”…
Arts Mar 15 ‘Mank’ leads Academy Awards nominations with 10 nods David Fincher’s “Mank” has led nominations to the 93rd Academy Awards with 10 nods, and for the first time, two women — Chloé Zhao and Emerald Fennell — were nominated for best director.
Arts Feb 28 ‘Nomandland,’ ‘Borat,’ ‘The Crown’ win at bicoastal Globes “Nomadland” and “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” took the top film honors at Sunday's Golden Globe Awards, capping a night that featured homebound winners accepting their awards.
Arts Feb 09 ‘Wizard of Oz’ remake planned with HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ director Baum's 1900 novel, now in the public domain, has spawned many adaptations over the years — most famously, of course, the 1939 MGM musical by Victor Fleming and starring Judy Garland.