Thursday, Sep. 9, 2021

Considering the number of movies, documentaries and other entertainment vehicles  made about Muhammad Ali, it would seem that — much like the former heavyweight champion at the end of his 1971 fight against Joe Frazier — there's not much left to offer that's fresh.

Will Smith played Ali....

Wednesday, Sep. 8, 2021

The film business is inherently full of starts and stops, but few have experienced the phrase "hurry up and wait" quite like "No Time to Die" director Cary Fukunaga.

Fukunaga, the 44-year-old filmmaker of "Beasts of No Nation" and the first season of "True Detective," took the job...

Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021

Among the many musical hats that Wendell Hanes wears are that of composer, creative director and company owner.  SHOOT first made contact with Hanes around 1997 when he landed a job at Vito DeSario Editing as both an assistant editor and a "sound guy" where he recorded voiceovers and...

Monday, Aug. 23, 2021

Filmmaker Beeban Kidron, a member of Britain's House of Lords, began advocating for online child protection after directing "InRealLife," a 2012 film about kids and the internet. She has been a driving force behind a U.K. law, which takes effect Sept. 2, that sets a code of conduct for online...

Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021

Jason Momoa doesn't get to play many ordinary guys. He's Aquaman. He's Khal Drogo. He's Conan the Barbarian. 

It's part of the reason why he wanted to be in "Sweet Girl," a new action drama out on Netflix. In the film he's an ordinary Pittsburgh father named Ray Cooper who vows to get...

Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021

Feta cheese was scarce in some stores earlier this year. The culprit? TikTok, where videos that showed an easy-to-make baked feta pasta recipe went viral. 

TikTok, launched in the U.S. in 2018, has become a force in the shopping world, influencing people to buy things they've seen on the...

Friday, Aug. 6, 2021

This month writer/director Sian Heder’s feature film CODA is being released theatrically and will make its streaming debut on Apple TV+. CODA debuted earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim, winning four awards: The Grand Jury Prize, the Audience...

Tuesday, Jun. 15, 2021

Rita Moreno emigrated with her mother from Puerto Rico at age five. By six, she was dancing at Greenwich Village nightclubs. By 16, she was working full time. By 20, she was in "Singin' in the Rain."

In the documentary  "Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It," Norman Lear says...

Monday, Jun. 7, 2021

That Ellen Burstyn plays a woman who recoils at the very mention of a retirement community in the upcoming film "Queen Bees" is extremely appropriate. 

Rarely has an actor been as good for as long as Burstyn has. She is still, at 88, tireless, her vitality almost preternaturally...

Thursday, Jun. 3, 2021

Ron Howard’s directorial range extends from acclaimed dramas such as A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13 and Frost/Nixon to hit comedies including Parenthood, Splash and Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. He earned Best Director and Best Picture Oscars in 2002...

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