Diane Keaton Godfather Coda To Make Critics Reconsider Sofia Coppola

Now Coppola has overhauled and recut “Part III” into “Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone.” The recut includes a new beginning and ending to the film. “It was one of the best moments of my life to watch it,” Keaton said of seeing Coppola’s new version of the movie. “To me it was a dream come true. I saw the movie in a completely different light. When I saw it way back, it was like ‘Oh, I don’t know....

February 6, 2023 · 2 min · 360 words · Hannah Hughes

Director Mira Nair Sees More Diverse Faces Thanks To Virtual Meetings

Nair was especially excited to present a newly restored print of “Mississippi Masala.” She told IndieWire that the feature, about the relationship between a Black man (Denzel Washington) and an Indian woman (Sarita Choudhury), was “a radical film 30 years ago that continues to be as radical today.” “It’s a very nice moment…[to see] both how far we’ve come but how little we’ve come,” Nair added. “It’s an epitome of something, but it is only that tip of the iceberg....

February 6, 2023 · 3 min · 475 words · Anthony White

Disney District Repeal Lands Florida Lawsuit With Gov Desantis

DeSantis signed off on abolishing the Disney district on April 22 seemingly in retaliation of Disney CEO Bob Chapek slamming Florida’s passage of the “Don’t Say Gay” law. Residents of the surrounding Osceola counties now claim DeSantis violated their rights and interest when dissolving the Disney tax breaks and Reedy Creek Improvement District. They seek to block the law. “It is without question that Defendant Governor DeSantis intended to punish Disney for a 1st Amendment protected ground of free speech,” the lawsuit states, via The Hollywood Reporter....

February 6, 2023 · 2 min · 354 words · Todd Ramos

Downton Abbey A New Era Trailer

Plot details remain under wraps, but the “Downton Abbey” sequel is set to take place after the events of the first film, which traced the preparation by the Crawley household for a visit by King George V and Queen Mary, an event that proved to be full of drama and intrigue at the estate. The returning cast includes Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, and Jim Carter. Maggie Smith, whose Violet Crawley was revealed to be terminally ill at the end of the first movie, will also make an appearance....

February 6, 2023 · 3 min · 479 words · Jasmine Sanders

Elliot Page Gets More Acting Offers After Coming Out As Transgender

As Time reports: “The endless primping, red carpets and magazine spreads were all agonizing reminders of the disconnect between how the world saw Page and who he knew himself to be. ‘I just never recognized myself,’ Page says. ‘For a long time I could not even look at a photo of myself.’ It was difficult to watch the movies too, especially ones in which he played more feminine roles.” “[I didn’t know] how to explain to people that even though [I was] an actor, just putting on a T-shirt cut for a woman would make me so unwell,” the actor told the magazine....

February 6, 2023 · 2 min · 323 words · James Mcdonald

Emily In Paris Review Season 2 Is A Shallow Escape To France

The brainchild of producer/writer Darren Star (“Sex and The City,” “Younger”), “Emily in Paris” chronicles the professional and personal misadventures of Emily Cooper, an ambitious marketing executive on the rise who is dispatched to Savoir, a small but prestigious French agency, when Emily’s boss, Madeline Wheeler (Kate Walsh) bows out due to a surprise pregnancy. The folks at Savoir are none too pleased to have Emily in their midst, especially her new boss, Sylvie Grateau (Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu) who quickly picks up on Emily’s “fake it ‘til you make it” approach to her position, like the fact that Emily doesn’t speak or write French....

February 6, 2023 · 5 min · 853 words · Alexandra Roman

Emmys 2021 Governors Balls Canceled Creative Arts Emmys Sets Dates

The Creative Arts Emmys celebrate artists and crafts people in a wide array of genres including reality, variety, documentary, animation, comedy, drama, limited series, and movies. Last year, the traditional ceremonies for the 2020 Creative Arts Emmys were replaced by a virtual event spanning several nights. The five-night event was hosted by Nicole Byer. This year’s two-night ceremony will be edited down to air on Saturday, September 18 on FXX, the night before the Primetime Emmys telecast....

February 6, 2023 · 2 min · 307 words · Steven Frank
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