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Ben Affleck Reveals Michael Jordan Told Him to Cast Viola Davis as His Mom

"Begging." That's how Ben Affleck describes his strategy of convincing Viola Davis to play Michael Jordan's mother in Air, his…

1 year ago
  • Movie News

Our Blonde Cover Reveal; Scorsese Loves Pearl; Woman King Debate

Our new Blonde cover, revealed; Martin Scorsese has seen and lost sleep over Pearl; the stars and director of The…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

Woman King Reigns; Reckless Karate Kid Speculation; Woody Allen NOT Retiring

Woody Allen is lost in translation; The Woman King rules at the box office; a new Karate Kid film is…

2 years ago
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The Woman King Trailer: Viola Davis Takes No Prisoners in True Story of Dahomey Woman Warriors (Video)

Viola Davis takes no prisoners in the trailer for Gina Prince-Bythewood's new historical action drama The Woman King, inspired by…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

Barbie Meme House; Thor’s Best Actors; Minions Meets Reservoir Dogs

Know your Barbie memes; the best actors ever to cash a Thor check; kids in suits are seeing Minions; the Woman…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

Verdict Reactions; HFPA Fiasco; Oscar Nail-Biter

Viola Davis, Jamie Foxx, and many more react to the Derek Chauvin verdict; the group behind the Golden Globes ousts…

3 years ago
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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Recalls an Era When Singers Led the Band

Played with characteristic gusto by the late Chadwick Boseman, the character of Levee in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom foresees an…

3 years ago
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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Filmed in Pittsburgh, Where August Wilson Grew Up, But That’s Not Why

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom shot in Pittsburgh, which in a way brings the work of playwright August Wilson full circle.…

3 years ago
  • New School - SCAD

Mahalia Latortue’s ‘Chocolate Thunder’ Mines ’90s Love

Welcome to The New School, a new series highlighting striking, rising talents coming out of top film schools. Meet "Chocolate…

4 years ago
  • Directing

Gina Prince-Bythewood to Direct Viola Davis in The Woman King, the Story of a Female African General

Gina Prince-Bythewood, fresh from the Charlize Theron Netflix action film The Old Guard, will direct TriStar Pictures’ The Woman King with…

4 years ago
  • Acting

Flash Forward: Everybody Loves Somebody Star Karla Souza Has Ambition to Spare

Karla Souza is uninterested in pursuing work that perpetuates outdated depictions of Latinas in entertainment, thank you very much. The…

7 years ago
  • Acting

Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2017: Maltin Modern Master Denzel Washington Reflects on His Career

Few names inspire as much respect as Denzel Washington's. Audiences know him from, well, countless stellar performances in virtually all…

7 years ago
  • Interviews

Charlotte Bruus Christensen: Why the Danish DP Was the Surprisingly Perfect Choice to Lens Fences

Danish cinematographer Charlotte Bruus Christensen, known for her work with countryman Thomas Vinterberg (Submarino, The Hunt and Far From the…

7 years ago
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  • MM Guide 2014

Outside Chances: How to Shoot Outdoors, by the Team of The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby

Shooting outdoors anywhere is submitting yourself to Murphy’s Law, but in and around New York City—as I’m sure every moviemaker…

9 years ago
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Wisdom Wednesday: Gavin Hood’s 31 Golden Rules of MovieMaking by Gavin Hood

South African director, writer and producer Gavin Hood shares his 31 Golden Rules of MovieMaking - riding the comet trail…

10 years ago