How Janelle Monáe and ‘Antebellum’ Filmmakers Used Horror to Highlight Racial Injustice

Time now to announce this week’s Song Thief Of The Week. Well done, Dua Lipa! Oh, hang on, that’s Alleged Song Thief Of The Week. That’s really important.

Caitriona Balfe appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and praised Outlanders 'crazy good' fanbase ahead of the new season.

CHRISTINE McGuinness has turned down the opportunity to return to Real Housewives of Chesire – as the show struggles to keep its biggest stars. The 33-year-old quit the ITVbe reality show two years ago but has been asked to come back numerous times by desperate bosses.

I'M A Celebrity WILL return to Australia in November for the 2022 series, ITV has confirmed. The popular reality show has taken place in Wales for the last two years due to travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

MARK Wright and Michelle Keegan have been spotted together for the first time since he was banned from ITV for pulling out of a new show by text. The celebrity couple were pictured leaving an Essex sushi restaurant along with Michelle's mum Jacqueline. Radio host Mark looked relaxed in an all-black tracksuit while Michelle wrapped up in a full-length quilted coat.

MOLLY-Mae Hague showed off her incredible figure on the beach in a white thong bikini. The 22-year-old star, who has swapped Manchester for Mexico, looked like she was reviving her Love Island days.

They may not be dancing together anymore but Giovanni Pernice and Rose Ayling-Ellis' support for each other is very much continuing.

Valve has said the company is developing multiple games at the moment.Valve designer Greg Coomer spoke to Axios about the future plans for games at the company, the Steam Deck and more.Whilst Coomer didn’t reveal what Valve is working on specifically, he said that “there are multiple games in development right now at Valve, and I think they’re pretty exciting ones.”The company’s last game was Aperture Desk Job, a short experience in the Portal universe that acts as a way to show off the Steam Deck, although the game can also be played on PC as well.Before the Portal spin-off, Valve released Half-Life: Alyx, a VR-exclusive prequel to Half-Life 2. A “no VR” mod was released for the game, giving players the opportunity to play the game on their PC screen.Coomer was also asked about revisions to the recently released Steam Deck, saying that Valve is looking into a model of “monolithic updates” for the handheld, as the company doesn’t “have a completely ironed-out plan for the cadence of the hardware updates.”Interestingly, Coomer said the Steam Deck got its name as an “allusion to the form factor,” as it is an apparent reference to slang from skateboarding, sci-fi and other things the staff like.When any information will be revealed about the upcoming Valve games was not mentioned.

The Vaccines, Holly Humberstone and The Snuts have all been announced for Live At Leeds: In The Park.The new outdoor festival is organised by the same team behind inner-city multi-venue festival Live At Leeds and is set to take place June 4.It was announced last year that the festival would be headlined by Bombay Bicycle Club and also feature appearances from Arlo Parks, Sea Girls and Easy Life.Nothing But Thieves were also announced but have had to cancel their set and will be replaced by The Vaccines.Also joining them at Temple Newsam Park in Leeds are Holly Humberstone, The Snuts and Sports Team.Alfie Templeman, Cassia, Lauran Hibberd, Tribes, The Pigeon Detectives and Dream Wife have also been confirmed alongside The Mysterines, Zuzu, Kid Kapichi and Coach Party.Check out the full lineup so far below and pick up tickets here.We’re over the moon to reveal our huge line-up announcement for Live at Leeds In The Park! @thevaccines, @TheSnuts, @SportsTeam_, @DreamWifeMusic & 2022 BRITS rising star @HolHumberstone are some of the amazing acts joining us this summer at Temple Newsam on Saturday 4th June pic.twitter.com/WU9oBOoDUa— Live at Leeds (@liveatleedsfest) March 3, 2022The traditional “in the city” edition of Live At Leeds takes place on October 15, 2022. No acts have been confirmed yet.

Georgia Kousoulou has penned a candid post on Instagram celebrating her post-baby body. Georgia gave birth to her son Brody in May 2021 and is currently on a family holiday with him and Brody’s dad, Tommy Mallet – who’s just asked Georgia to marry him. Sharing a photo of herself in a red bikini while holding her son, the 30 year old wrote: “I wasn’t going to post this picture because in my head it’s not my best, not my old body but than I had to talk to myself & remind myself … look how happy I am..

Spencer Matthews is making a documentary about his late brother Michael’s final days, according to reports. Michael died in 1999 when he was just 22, on a quest that saw him become the youngest Brit to conquer Mount Everest. While Michael made it to the summit, he tragically lost the other members of his party on the way back down during a storm.

Ghetts has called on London Mayor Sadiq Khan to drop London’s congestion charge.The London rapper was speaking last night (March 2) on the red carpet at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 at the O2 Academy Brixton, where he later joined Khan to present Best Solo Act From The UK to Little Simz.“I heard Sadiq Khan’s on my table,” Ghetts told NME prior to the ceremony. “I want to ask him about the penalty charge and the congestion charge, and shit like that.

Colin Farrell isn’t a fan of his action figure.

Josh Duggar turns 34 on Thursday, and it's likely a milestone he won't forget as it's his first birthday behind bars. An Arkansas jury found the former "19 Kids and Counting" star guilty of child pornography charges in December, and he has been behind bars at the Washington County Detention Center in his home state since.Through his attorneys, Josh has since filed a motion to request a new trial and/or an acquittal. Meanwhile, he's scheduled to be sentenced on April 5.

A family of a boy who almost drowned in a sand sinkhole at Ayr beach has blasted the council's emergency response — after numerous calls failed.

TV presenter Holly Willoughby is popular for her fashion choices as much as she is for her bubbly on-screen personality.

Experts have shared two types of food than can have a significant effect on weight loss if you are able to cut them out of your diet.

Holby City bosses have confirmed the final air date of the soap and sadly, there's not long to go. The BBC medical drama will finish at the end of this month after 23 years on screen. Fans were devastated by the news that the hit show is leaving our screens, creating petitions and using social media to call for the show to stay on the air.

Lorraine Kelly broke into hysterical laughter as she admitted an X-rated scene in Pam & Tommy was the “funniest thing” she had “ever seen.” The 61 year old presenter spoke to entertainment reporter Ross King on ITV morning Lorraine about the biographical Disney+ series, Pam & Tommy which covers the marriage and leaked sex tape of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. Presenter Lorraine then went on to give her thoughts on the controversial series that featured a “talking winky”.

Angelique Jackson SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not seen “Antebellum,” now available on PVOD.Filmmakers Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz weren’t worried about pushing the envelope too far with “Antebellum,” their twisty tale of a contemporary Black woman, a slave living on a brutal Southern plantation and the way their fates are intertwined. In fact, one could argue that was their intention.“I think that we are in this place where art is being policed in such a way that the potency of the medicine that needs to be delivered, is being greatly diluted.

Dave McNary Film ReporterJanelle Monae horror thriller “Antebellum” has topped the the lists of the week’s movies streaming on Fandango’s streaming services Vudu and FandangoNOW.Lionsgate decided in early August to ditch a domestic theatrical release for “Antebellum” amid an uncertain outlook for launching movies at brick-and-mortar theaters due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The movie, directed by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, had originally been set for an April 24 release that was delayed several times amid the outbreak.Monae portrays a successful modern-day author who finds herself trapped during the era of American slavery and must find a way to escape from the horrifying reality.

The directing team Bush + Renz — that would be Gerard Bush, 47, and Christopher Renz, 39, partners in life and work — were well into preproduction on their first feature, the psychological thriller Antebellum, when they learned they’d have to face a DGA tribunal. "We did not realize that 95 percent of the time they deny duos," explains Renz.

Janelle Monae is speaking out about the significance of her new movie Antebellum, which was just released on PVOD for audiences to watch at home amid the pandemic.

is meticulously framed and gorgeously lit for optimum cinematic appeal. That so many of those shots are of Black bodies being beaten and lynched, hung and raped and otherwise brutalized is a fact that has and will prove divisive among viewers.The thriller, from writer-director duo Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, first introduces Janelle Monáe as Eden, a woman enslaved on a «reformer plantation» of the eponymous era.

Aaron Neuwirth While the premise of “Antebellum” has been shrouded in mystery, activist filmmakers Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz (credited as Bush + Renz) worked with their crew to deliver a wild ride delving into the current climate of racism.In choosing to deal with the pandemic situation, “Antebellum” will only be available on VOD in the United States, beginning Sept. 18, even though it will see a theatrical release internationally.

Janelle Monae walks the carpet while attending the drive-in premiere of her new movie Antebellum on Monday night (September 14) at The Grove in Los Angeles.