Billy Porter Finds Joy In Queer Stories With Anything S Possible

Shot and set in Porter’s hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the movie stars many of Porter’s friends from his early days in the theater. “Anything’s Possible” was also produced by Killer Films’ Christine Vachon and David Hinojosa, prolific and celebrated producers of many acclaimed queer films. Wth their backing, Porter felt confident stepping into the director’s chair (at least, on a film set) for the first time. IndieWire spoke to Porter amidst shooting for his new movie “Our Son,” in which he stars opposite Luke Evans....

March 29, 2023 · 6 min · 1083 words · Elizabeth Russell

Cannes 2021 Predictions 40 Movies We Hope Make The Cut

But will that audience show up for the 2021 edition, which has been pushed from its usual May dates to early July? After last year’s festival was canceled due to the pandemic and Cannes could only announce an amorphous list of films, the plan for this year’s edition remains an open question. Though the festival is messaging a full-steam-ahead approach, France remains on lockdown and it’s unclear whether the situation will improve enough for a traditional festival gathering....

March 29, 2023 · 34 min · 7066 words · Tina Holloway

Cow Trailer Andrea Arnold S Documentary Debut

First screened at the Cannes Film Festival, Arnold’s fifth feature focuses on a dairy cow named Luma residing on an English cattle farm. As Arnold’s camera follows Luma through birthing, milking, mating, and all the circumstances that make up the life cycle of this working animal, we see both the beauty and the hardships of her life. Centered on Luma’s point of view and rarely including any kind of dialogue, Arnold lets her striking images speak for themselves....

March 29, 2023 · 2 min · 214 words · Felicia Gonzalez DDS

David Letterman On Donald Trump S Presidency S Low Point

“Well, I’ll tell you when it really began was when he declared that the press was the enemy of the people,” referring to comments from Trump that originated in early 2017 on Twitter, soon after his inauguration and as just one of his many rampages upon “fake news.” “And to me, this seemed like something you hear coming out of Venezuela, when Hugo Chávez was running that country,” Letterman continued. “I thought, ‘This is not right....

March 29, 2023 · 2 min · 421 words · Cynthia Miller

Debris Nbc Touts New Sci Fi Series At Tca

NBC promoted the upcoming show via a panel with creator and “Fringe” executive producer J.H. Wyman and series stars Riann Steele and Jonathan Tucker during the virtual Television Critics Association 2021 Winter Press Tour. The series, which was originally ordered by NBC in June 2020, will premiere on the network on March 1. Here’s the synopsis for the show, per NBC: “When mysterious wreckage starts falling from the sky, a secretive international agency is tasked with figuring out what it is, where it came from, and most importantly… what it can do....

March 29, 2023 · 2 min · 409 words · Elijah Wilson

Denis Villeneuve Defends Duncan Idaho Name Explains Dune Meaning

“Personally, I deeply love it,” Villeneuve said of the name. “I love that Frank Herbert gives hints of Earth culture. You have links with the Catholic religion, or Middle Eastern cultural elements. They are hints that these people were coming from Earth, and then they expanded into the galaxy. And “Duncan Idaho” roots it to Earth. So personally, I don’t know what your position on it is, but I love it....

March 29, 2023 · 2 min · 296 words · Nicole Moses

Elizabeth Olsen To Play Candy Montgomery In Hbo Max Series

Revered for her turn in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series “WandaVision” that recently rolled out on Disney+, Olsen will play Candy Montgomery, a woman who murdered her friend Betty Gore with an axe on the night of June 13, 1980. The series is based on the book “Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs” and a collection of articles from “Texas Monthly” (“Love & Death In Silicon Prairie,” Part I & II)....

March 29, 2023 · 2 min · 405 words · Ryan Mullins
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