‘King Richard’ Cast to Receive Ensemble Performance Award from Palm Springs Film Festival

Sara Foster is slamming California’s mask mandate, urging lawmakers to "get your s—t together." On Sunday night, the daughter of record producer David Foster took to her Instagram Story and pointed out how spectators were seen at the Super Bowl without a mask while they weren’t eating or drinking. Meanwhile, masks are still required for schoolchildren. The mother of two, disgusted by what she saw, revealed how she felt to her 642K followers on the social media app.

Many Brits are planning trips abroad this year as international travel opens up again.

Coleen Rooney has been refused permission to bring a High Court claim against Rebekah Vardy's agent.

An incredible apartment has come on the market in Manchester, and it's the dream abode for anyone who aspires to live in the city centre.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterWendy Williams is denying accusations about the state of her mental health following her bank Wells Fargo freezing her accounts and requesting a hearing from the New York Supreme Court to determine whether the TV personality, who has been on hiatus from “The Wendy Williams Show” since July 2021 due to health complications, is an “incapacitated person” who needs a temporary guardianship.“On behalf of Wendy Hunter, professionally known as Wendy Williams, as counsel to her and her affairs, Wendy wants the world to know that she strenuously denies all allegations about her mental health and well-being,” Williams’ attorney, LaShawn Thomas, said in a statement provided by publicist Shawn Zanotti to Variety Monday. “During this hiatus from the show, Wendy has employed holistic health professionals to help her reach optimal health during her treatment of Graves’ disease and thyroid concerns.” As Variety reported last week, Williams will not be returning to her daytime talk show this season, and the future of her show remains in flux.

West Side Story and Belfast.Following the announcement of the TV nominations earlier this month, the Critics Choice Association has now revealed its full line-up of nominations in the film categories.Steven Spielberg’s remake of West Side Story and Kenneth Branagh’s autobiographical film Belfast lead with 11 nominations each, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor for Jamie Dornan and Ciaran Hinds.Dune and The Power Of The Dog are close behind with 10 nominations each, battling it out with CODA, Don’t Look Up, King Richard, Licorice Pizza, Nightmare Alley, and tick, tick… Boom! for Best Picture.The 27th Critics Choice Awards will take place at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Century City, Los Angeles.

48 Hours in Vegas,” already has Phil Lord and Chris Miller attached to tell the story of Dennis Rodman’s 48 hours in Las Vegas before Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Ashley Nicole Black and Gabrielle Dennis from “Black Lady Sketch Show” both announced the full list of screenplays this year via the organization’s YouTube channel.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Marry Me,” a musical romantic comedy starring Jennifer Lopez, will debut on Peacock the same day as its theatrical release. Originally intended to have an exclusive theatrical window, the Universal Pictures film will now hit theaters and the streaming service on Feb.

list of nominees for the 2022 Golden Globe Awards. 

Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast and Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story lead the list of nomination revealed Monday for the 27th annual Critics Choice Awards with 11 each. They are followed closely by Dune and The Power of the Dog, which both racked up 10 apiece. All four are among Best Picture nominees that also include Licorice Pizza and Nightmare Alley with eight nominations each, King Richard and Don’t Look Up with six noms, CODA with four, and tick, tick…BOOM! with two including a Best Actor nod for its star Andrew Garfield.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaChristopher Nolan is adding more star power to his World War II drama “Oppenheimer.”Oscar winner Rami Malek, Oscar nominee Florence Pugh and “Uncut Gems” director Benny Safdie have joined an ensemble that already includes Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt.The film, with its oh-so-commercial-sounding story about the development of the atomic bomb, is an artistic and financial risk for Nolan and Universal Studios.

After canceling its 2020 edition and going virtual last year during the pandemic, the 2022 SXSW Film Festival will kick off with the premiere of the sci-fi adventure “Everything Everywhere all at Once.”

African American Film Critics Association‘s annual list of the top 10 films of the year, the AAFCA announced on Wednesday.

The 2021 AFI Awards have been announced and the top 10 movies and TV shows of the year have been revealed!

AFI MOVIES OF THE YEARCODADON’T LOOK UP DUNEKING RICHARD LICORICE PIZZA NIGHTMARE ALLEY THE POWER OF THE DOG tick, tick… BOOM! THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH WEST SIDE STORYAFI TELEVISION PROGRAMS OF THE YEARHACKSMAIDMARE OF EASTTOWN RESERVATION DOGS SCHMIGADOON!SUCCESSIONTED LASSOTHE UNDERGROUND RAILROADWANDAVISIONTHE WHITE LOTUSAFI SPECIAL AWARDBELFASTSQUID GAME SUMMER OF SOUL (…OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)

The African American Film Critics Association said Wednesday that it has selected Netflix’s Western The Harder They Fall as its film of the year. It leads a Top 10 list that also includes King Richard, Respect, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Passing, Belfast, Who We Are, House of Gucci, The Power of the Dog and West Side Story.

Willow Smith is enjoying a day at the beach!

Maggie Gyllenhaal makes a speech on stage while being honored at the 2021 SFFILM Awards Night at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on Monday night (December 6) in San Francisco, Calif.

Will Smith and the cast of King Richard are receiving a major honour! The Palm Springs International Film Awards announced Tuesday that the stars of the biopic will be the recipients of the Ensemble Performance Award.

Palm Springs International Film Awards announced Tuesday that the stars of the biopic will be the recipients of the Ensemble Performance Award.The award will be presented to Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton, Jon Bernthal and Tony Goldwyn, who are all expected to attend.“is a wonderful film that tells the emotional story of Richard William’s determination and vision that, along with the steady support of his wife Oracene, turned their daughters Venus and Serena into tennis superstars,” said Harold Matzner, festival chairman.

Oscar winner Jane Campion’s first feature film as director in 12 years, The Power of the Dog, had plenty to wag its tail about in its weekend debut on Netflix: Samba TV reports that the feature take of the Thomas Savage 1967 western novel drew 1.2M U.S. households.

In King Richard, Aunjanue Ellis is Oracene Price, mother and oft-unsung hero in the success story of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams. As a determined and driven father and coach, the titular character Richard Williams (played by Will Smith) has long been known in the public eye as the man behind the sporting family’s magic. But while King Richard documents the incredible efforts and support Williams gave his daughters, it also sheds new light on the powerful athleticism, care and skill provided by Price. Ellis explains her own drive to allow Oracene to shine and the experience of selecting roles that Black women can get behind.

Aunjanue Ellis, who plays Venus and Serena Williams’ mother, Oracene, in King Richard, said her character deserves more credit, including from herself.

The Top 4“Belfast” (Focus)“King Richard” (Warner Bros.)“The Power of the Dog” (Netflix)“West Side Story” (20th Century)“Belfast,” “King Richard” and “The Power of the Dog” were de facto front-runners in September, and they haven’t lost that position. Jane Campion’s austere “Power of the Dog” may be the shakiest of the four, and it hit a speed bump on Thursday when it wasn’t even in the National Board of Review’s Top 10 – but the overlap between the NBR and AMPAS is somewhere between small and nonexistent, so you can’t read too much into one snub.

Spotting and scrutinizing movie posters this year has felt brand new – like seeing the world with fresh eyes as we rush back into cinemas and can once again place faith in the pictures we see, knowing we will, finally, slowly, be able to bookmark these promises with a trip to the cinemas once more. That’s not to say we’re totally out of the woods yet – rather that there is simply more hope and excitement rather than just longing and loneliness as there was when we made this list this time last year.

King Richard,” starring Will Smith, is one of the biggest award contenders of the year. The film follows Richard Williams, father of Venus and Serena Williams, as he trained them to become the champions that they are today.

Other films recognized by the NBR include “King Richard,” which earned Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress for Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis for their performances as Serena and Venus Williams’ parents Richard Williams and Oracene Price. Newcomer Rachel Zegler won Best Actress for her performance as Maria in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” while Ciaran Hinds won Best Supporting Actor for his performance as a cancer-stricken grandfather in “Belfast.”In the screenplay categories, Asghar Farhadi won Best Original Screenplay for his latest film “A Hero,” as well as Best Foreign Language film.

Clayton Davis Big news for Paul Thomas Anderson’s awards campaign as his film “Licorice Pizza” was named the best picture of the year by the National Board of Review. The MGM and United Artists Releasing film also picked up prizes for directing and shared the breakthrough performance award for newcomers Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman.Another newcomer having a great day is Latina Rachel Zegler, who won best actress for her turn in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story.” She is just the second Latina to ever win the category since Fernanda Montenegro in “Central Station” (1998).Will Smith has kicked off his best actor run in a big way by being named best actor for “King Richard,” while his co-star Aunjanue Ellis nabbed supporting actress.

The National Board of Review is traditionally the first “awards group” (we use that term lightly with them) to announce their honorees for the season. This year, the organization somewhat surprised by selecting Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Licorice Pizza” for Best Film and Best Director.

ABC News today unveiled Let The World See, a limited docuseries produced in association with Shawn Carter’s Roc Nation, Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios, Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and Cobble Hill Films, which will premiere on ABC on January 6 at 10:01 p.m. EST. The companion piece to upcoming limited series Women of the Movement—also produced by Roc Nation, Westbrook Studios and Kapital Entertainment—will follow it on the air over the course of three consecutive Thursday nights. Episodes of both series will be available for on demand viewing, and on Hulu, the day after their premieres.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThis year, a who’s who of Grammy-nominated artists and household names lead the original song Oscar race. But it’s still early days so anything can happen.

Few actors are defined by the word “badass” the way that Jon Bernthal is. From playing the tragic villain Shane Walsh on “The Walking Dead” to the Marvel Cinematic Universe‘s version of the brutal Frank Castle in “The Punisher,” right down to roles where he isn’t cracking heads—his eerily spot-on portrayal of Lee Iacocca in “Ford v Ferrari,” for example—Bernthal exudes an endless cool and charisma, while still looking like he could take on anyone in the room if he needed to.

EXCLUSIVE: Newcomer Imani Pullum has joined the cast of Apple Original Films’ Emancipation. She’ll star in the thriller alongside previously announced cast members Will Smith, Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Gilbert Owuor, Mustafa Shakir, Steven Ogg, Grant Harvey, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Jayson Warner Smith, Jabbar Lewis, Michael Luwoye and Aaron Moten.