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Entertainment 6 months ago

Sydney Sweeney 'fearless' in new role, 'Christy' director says

Sweeney, who has made negative headlines recently for controversial jeans ads, has become a contender for the Academy Awards for her portrayal of pioneering female fighter Christy Martin.

Entertainment 1 year ago

Bob Dylan a contrast to 'narcissistic' modern stars, says biopic director

A Complete Unknown, starring Timothee Chalamet, has been well received by critics and received eight Oscar nominations on Thursday, including for best picture and best director.

Environment 4 years ago

Jennifer Hudson got ultimate 'Respect' when Aretha picked her to star in biopic

Franklin, who died in 2018 at age 76, handpicked Hudson, an Oscar winner for "Dreamgirls," to play her in the biographical movie that arrives in theaters on Friday.

Entertainment 4 years ago

'Who's going to play me?' Boy George launches casting search for biopic

British singer Boy George launched a casting search on Tuesday, looking for an actor to portray him in a music biopic set to start filming this summer.

Entertainment 5 years ago

Hollywood explores Panther betrayal in 'Judas and the Black Messiah'

The Warner Bros biopic starring Daniel Kaluuya, out in theaters and on HBO Max streaming February 12, re-examines the life of young Black Panther leader Fred Hampton alongside the FBI informant who betrayed him.

Entertainment 6 years ago

Russia cuts gay scenes from Elton John biopic 'Rocketman'

Film critic Anton Dolin wrote on his Facebook page that all the sex or kissing scenes had been cut out, adding that it had been "very obvious" cuts had been made.

Entertainment 7 years ago

Biopic tells Justice Ginsburg's story long before 'Notorious R.B.G'

"On the Basis of Sex" tells the story of a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she juggles being a new mother and trying to establish a law career in the 1960s and 1970s.

Opinion 7 years ago

The making of a man, the unmaking of a nation

After comedies, ghost horror films are the genre most liked by Indonesians, with 44 percent saying they enjoy them.

Entertainment 7 years ago

‘A Man Called Ahok’: Journey from childhood to prominence

A biopic about one of Indonesia’s most divisive, loved and hated political figures chooses to play it safe through a family friendly narrative and storytelling.