579 posts tagged ‘entertainment culture’
Have we ever been as happy as Paul Giamatti reminiscing about being an orangutan?
AV Club,
Paul Giamatti’s cinematic roles tend to land on the dour or frustrated side—something used to great effect in his latest critical success, Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers. And yet, there’s also a deep capacity for sudden sparks of joy lurking underneath Giamatti’s performances, one we might previously have described… Read more...
Oh god, Jason Statham can now command the bees
This week marks the release of David Ayer’s new action flick The Beekeeper, centered on a group of international, society-stabilizing secret agents who are also, y’know, actual beekeepers. (Unsurprisingly, an idea from Kurt Wimmer, the screenwriter who once pioneered the idea of gun kata, a.k.a. “What if you were so go… Read more...
Disney, Star Wars, Fox, Marvel, and Pixar Releases Debuting at Epcot's International Festival of the Arts
Gizmodo,
The International Festival of the Arts 2024 kicks off this weekend at Epcot, celebrating the rich fabric of Disney storytelling through the arts. The annual festival, a fan favorite, runs January 12 to February 19 at the Walt Disney World Resort. It features live Broadway music, art activations, creative curated… Read more...
A weary nation breathes sigh of relief as Kevin Hart vows to never host the Oscars
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Hey Star Wars, Can We Get Movie and Show Titles That Aren't Just Character Names Again?
Did The Rise of Skywalker and rampant speculation over just which Skywalker is rising, who a Skywalker is, and why they’re rising break some brains over at Lucasfilm? Almost every bit of Star Wars on the small screen we’ve gotten since (and planned for the big one) is a character title, named for an individual or the… Read more...
Laurence Fishburne is joining The Witcher
“Casting news” has not been a source of much joy for Netflix’s TV adaptation of The Witcher over the last few years—and, specifically, since news broke in October 2022 that the show was parting ways with star Henry Cavill, who will be replaced as Geralt of Rivia in the series’ upcoming fourth season by the incoming… Read more...
Diddy will not attend the Grammys amid sexual assault allegations
Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing the music. While the “Bad Boy For Life” rapper is nominated for his first Grammy in two decades—the last time he competed was for 2004's “Shake Ya Tailfeather” featuring Nelly and Murphy Lee—he won’t be attending the February 4th ceremony as he faces multiple accusations of sexual assault… Read more...
10 Classic Sci-Fi Performances Snubbed by the Oscars
Oscar nominations will be announced later this month, and Poor Things’ Emma Stone and Barbie’s Margot Robbie are all but guaranteed to be in the Best Actress race. Last year, Everything Everywhere All at Once swept three of the four acting categories. That suggests sci-fi and fantasy films, whose stars don’t always… Read more...