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Thursday, Apr. 1, 2021
David Oyelowo Reflects On His Feature Directorial Debut
David Oyelowo is acclaimed as an actor (Golden Globe nominations for Selma and the telefilm Nightingale , a SAG Award nod as part of the ensemble cast in The Butler ), perhaps should be more widely known as a producer and is just now starting to exhibit how deserving he is of recognition as a...
Friday, Mar. 12, 2021
Director Almodóvar Returns To Female Universe With "The Human Voice," Reunion with Cruz
Pedro Almodóvar exposed all his vulnerability in the semi-autobiographical film "Pain and Glory." Now he returns his focus to women not only with the short film "The Human Voice," an Oscar hopeful that arrives this week in the United States, but with an upcoming movie that reunites him with his...
Monday, Mar. 8, 2021
Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai Enters Into Content Development Deal With Apple TV+
Malala Yousafzai is a Nobel laureate known around the world for her activism, but she's also a cartoon fan, and is taking her love of television and film to Apple TV+. Yousafzai, 23, who graduated from Oxford last June, announced Monday that she has partnered with Apple in a multi-year deal to...
Monday, Mar. 1, 2021
Cynthia Erivo Reflects On NatGeo's "Genius: Aretha," Portraying the Queen of Soul
The Tony Awards could bring Cynthia Erivo another Emmy. Days after the British performer belted Aretha Franklin's "Ain't No Way" during a red carpet interview at the 2019 Tonys — explaining that it's her guilty pleasure song — she got a call from the producers of the National Geographic series "...
Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021
Aaron Schneider Reflects On "Greyhound," Collaborating With Writer-Actor Tom Hanks
Aaron Schneider made his first major industry mark as a cinematographer, lensing assorted music videos and commercials. He gained high profile recognition as an Emmy-nominated and two-time ASC Award-winning DP, all for his work on the TV series Murder One . The ASC Awards came in consecutive years...
Monday, Feb. 1, 2021
Rebecca Hall Makes Feature Directing Debut With "Passing" At Sundance
Rebecca Hall came across Nella Larsen's novel "Passing" at a time when she was grappling with her own family history. She'd become aware that her maternal grandfather was "white passing," and it might have gone back even further. Then someone handed her this book, from 1929, about two light-skinned...
Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021
Kingsley Ben-Adir Breaks Out As Malcolm X in "One Night in Miami"
British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir may not be a household name yet, but that's poised to change with his scene-stealing performance as Malcolm X in Regina King's "One Night in Miami...." The film, which imagines an electric meeting between the civil rights icon, Sam Cooke, Cassius Clay and Jim Brown...
Friday, Jan. 15, 2021
TRAVERSE32's Brett Henenberg Navigates The Worlds of Entertainment, Advertising
Brett Henenberg leads all elements of TRAVERSE32’s domestic and international film, television, and content productions. Recently launched by IPG Mediabrands, TRAVERSE32 is an independent development and entertainment company aimed at connecting film and TV audiences with highly influential brands...
Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020
George Clooney Reflects On "The Midnight Sky," Life During The Pandemic
How has George Clooney been handling isolation? Aside from spending time with his wife, Amal Clooney, and their 3-year-old twins, and editing his new film "The Midnight Sky," he's relied on, like many others, a text chain with pals and Zoom. He just got off one with Matt Damon and John Krasinski. "...
Monday, Dec. 14, 2020
Christopher Nolan Reflects on "Tenet" Home Release, Shares Insights Into The Film
Christopher Nolan movies almost demand another look and " Tenet " is no exception. On Tuesday (12/15), audiences will finally be able to watch, re-watch and dissect the palindromic spy thriller starring John David Washington and Elizabeth Debickifrom the comfort of their home. "Tenet" will be...