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  • Friday, Apr. 28, 2017
"Moonlight" director Barry Jenkins ready to return to work 
This April 25, 2017 file photo shows Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins at the TIME 100 Gala, celebrating the 100 most influential people in the world, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
By Ryan Pearson, Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Two months after his "Moonlight" pulled out a last-second, best-picture win at the Oscars, director Barry Jenkins says "it's time to work."

"You live your whole life - not for this moment, but to have a career. So I have a career now. So I'm going to keep going with it," Jenkins said Thursday at the Los Angeles premiere of the Netflix series "Dear White People."

He directed an episode of the series - which looks at race relations and identity on a college campus - in the middle of last year's Hollywood awards circuit promotional push for "Moonlight," which also earned Academy Awards for best supporting actor and best adapted screenplay.

"So my only 10 days off were the 10 days I spent directing this episode. Which was really cool - it was a really good experience," Jenkins said.

Since the Oscars, Jenkins says he spent a month in Mexico.

"I went to Uxmal, which are the Maya ruins. And it was amazing. You talk about More

  • Thursday, Apr. 27, 2017
Weinstein Co. and MPAA settle ratings dispute 
This image released by The Weinstein Company shows Elle Fanning in a scene from "3 Generations." (George Nicholis/The Weinstein Company via AP)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

The Weinstein Co.'s transgender drama "3 Generations" has been reclassified with a PG-13 rating after the distributor made slight tweaks to the movie.

The Weinstein Co. said Thursday that it made "some edits to the film as a compromise" after the Motion Picture Association of America gave "3 Generations" an R-rating. Harvey Weinstein criticized that decision. The Weinstein Co. co-chairman has frequently battled with the MPAA over ratings, often with the benefit of generating inexpensive publicity.

"3 Generations" stars Elle Fanning as a teenager who is transitioning. Susan Sarandon plays the youth's lesbian grandmother, and Naomi Watts co-stars as the mother.

The LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD, which participated in the making of the film, applauded the ratings change. It called the movie "a film that all families should be able to see."

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  • Thursday, Apr. 27, 2017
Roman Polanski's latest movie added to Cannes Film Festival 
This Feb. 25, 2015 file photo shows filmmaker Roman Polanski during a break in a hearing concerning a U.S. request for his extradition over 1977 charges of sex with a minor, in Krakow, Poland. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz, File)
NEW YORK -- 

Roman Polanski's latest film is heading to the Cannes Film Festival.

The French festival announced a few additions to its lineup on Thursday. Polanksi's "Based on a True Story" will play out of competition. The French-language thriller, which Sony Pictures Classics has already acquired for North American distribution, stars Emmanuelle Seigner as a Parisian author who meets a mysterious woman, played by Eva Green, at a book signing.

The film is Polanski's first feature since 2013's "Venus in Fur." A Los Angeles judge recently rejected Polanski's bid to end his long-running underage sex abuse case without the fugitive director appearing in court or being sentenced to more prison time.

Polanski had been set to preside over France's Cesar Awards in February, but withdrew after the protests of feminist groups.

Festival organizers also announced the addition of "The Square" by Swedish director Ruben Ostlund ("Force Majeure") to the More

  • Wednesday, Apr. 26, 2017
Sondheim an honoree, Trump a target at annual PEN gala
Meryl Streep, Stephen Sondheim, 2017 PEN Literary Gala, April 25, 2017, American Museum of Natural History Photo by Ed Lederman/PEN America
By Hillel Italie, National Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Stephen Sondheim, whose fellow honorees at Tuesday night's gala for PEN America included an imprisoned Ukrainian filmmaker and the organizers of the women's marches in January, was in a humble mood.

"I write songs for musicals, for god's sake. Musicals, the runt of the arts," Sondheim said as he accepted a Literary Service Award from the literary and human rights organization. "But then I thought if institutions of higher learning now not only offer courses on the subject but have entire departments devoted to musical theater; if you can sign up for Cole Porter 101, 102; if Bob Dylan can win the Nobel Prize; maybe it's OK to take musicals seriously — but not too seriously."

Sondheim's speech was one of the lighter moments for a night otherwise unique for PEN America. Past ceremonies have focused on threats to free expression abroad, but Tuesday's gala at the American Museum of Natural History was a long look homeward. Virtually every More

  • Tuesday, Apr. 25, 2017
Disney to premiere "Descendants" sequel across 5 networks 
This image released by the Disney Channel shows cast members of the film, "Descendants" stars Booboo Stewart, foreground from left, Sofia Carson, Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, and background from left, Maz Jobrani, Kathy Najimy, Kristin Chenoweth and Wendy Raquel Robinson. (Bob D'Amico/Disney Channel via AP)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

The Disney Channel is giving a big push to its sequel for the "Descendants" movie in July, premiering it simultaneously on five television networks and online.

Disney said Tuesday that "Descendants 2" will air July 21 on ABC, the Disney Channel, Lifetime, Freeform and Disney XD, as well as on those networks' apps. The original "Descendants," about the teenage sons and daughters of some famed Disney villains, ranked as the fifth most-watched cable TV movie when it came out two years ago.

Disney executive Gary Marsh said the passion for the movie is unlike anything they've seen since "High School Musical." It has inspired spin-off books, a music video and other merchandise.

The movie stars Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Mitchell Hope, Sofia Carson, Booboo Stewart and Mitchell Hope.

  • Tuesday, Apr. 25, 2017
Will Smith, Paolo Sorrentino join Cannes Film Festival jury 
In this combination photo, actor Will Smith attends the world premiere of "Suicide Squad" on Aug. 1, 2016, in New York, left, and Jessica Chastain attends the premiere of "The Son" on April 3, 2017, in Los Angeles. Smith, Chastain and and Italian director Paolo Sorrentino are joining the jury for the 70th Cannes Film Festival. The Cannes Film Festival runs May 17-28. (Photo by Evan Agostini, left, and Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Will Smith, Jessica Chastain and Italian director Paolo Sorrentino are joining the jury for the 70th Cannes Film Festival.

Festival organizers announced the jury lineup Tuesday. Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar was previously announced as the jury president.

Also serving on the jury that will decide the Palme d'Or is German director Maren Ade, Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook, French actress Agnes Jaoui, Chinese star Fan Bingbing and the French-Lebanese composer Gabriel Yared.

Among the films competing for the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes festival are Sofia Coppola's "The Beguiled," Todd Haynes' "Wonderstruck" and Andrey Zvyagintsev's "Loveless.

Uma Thurman was previously announced as the jury president for the festival's Un Certain Regard section.

The Cannes Film Festival runs May 17-28.

  • Tuesday, Apr. 25, 2017
Disney sets May 2019 release for "Star Wars: Episode IX"
This image released by Lucasfilm Ltd. shows Felicity Jones as Jyn Erso in a scene from, "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story." (Jonathan Olley/Lucasfilm Ltd.)
By Lindsey Bahr, Film Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

"Star Wars" is coming back to the summer movie season.

The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday announced that the Colin Trevorrow-directed "Star Wars: Episode IX" would fly into theaters on May 24, 2019, making it the first in the main trilogy to debut in the summer box office season, which kicks off at the beginning of May.

Both "The Force Awakens" and the upcoming "The Last Jedi" were December releases, as was the "Star Wars" spinoff "Rogue One."

The "Star Wars" anthology film focused on young Han Solo will test the Memorial Day weekend first with its previously announced May 25, 2018, release.

Disney also set a barrage of release dates for the next few years, including for the fifth "Indiana Jones" film, the live-action "The Lion King" and "Frozen 2."

The still-untitled "Indiana Jones" movie was pushed back a year and was now set to arrive in theaters on July 10, 2020, with Steven Spielberg returning as director along with More

  • Tuesday, Apr. 25, 2017
Lena Dunham plans to take feminist Lenny Letter on the road, develop HBO documentary series
In this April 22, 2017, file photo, producers Jenni Konner, left, and Lena Dunham attend a screening of "Tokyo Project" during the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival in New York. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP, File)
By Sandy Cohen, Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Now that HBO's "Girls" has wrapped its six-year run, the women behind the series are focusing on their other female-centered project: turning their digital newsletter, Lenny, into a real-life experience.

Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner are bringing LennyLetter.com to life as a variety show. The co-founders of the digital newsletter announced Tuesday that they'll take the "Lenny: America IRL" tour to six cities, beginning May 31 in St. Louis.

Dunham said she was inspired to create opportunities for women to gather and share ideas after the contentious presidential election.

"We really wanted to try to be a part of, in our own small way, healing the very big divide that exists in our country right now," Dunham said in an interview Monday. "We're trying to look beyond the coastal states and really think about connecting to women, to people, in the middle of the country."

The tour, which will feature music, comedy and spoken word More

  • Saturday, Apr. 22, 2017
Hollywood agent and producer Sandy Gallin dies at 76 
In this May 1999 photo, Sandy Gallin who was then chief of Mirage Entertainment and Sports, Inc. stands in the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. (Gary Friedman/Los Angeles Times via AP)
By Mark Kennedy, AP Entertainment Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Sandy Gallin, an agent and talent manager who guided the careers of such luminaries as Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton, Cher and Nicole Kidman, as well as being a TV, movie and Broadway producer, has died in Los Angeles. He was 76.

Gallin died Friday after a long battle with multiple myeloma, according to close friend Bruce Bozzi. "We lost a shining light this morning," Bozzi wrote on Instagram in tribute.

Other Gallin clients included Neil Diamond, Joan Rivers, Mariah Carey, Whoopi Goldberg, Renee Zellweger, Lily Tomlin, Martin Lawrence, Paul Lynde and Howie Mandell.

He helped produce such films as 1991's "Father of the Bride" and 1994's "I.Q" starring Tim Robbins, as well as the TV shows "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel." He earned a Primetime Emmy Award in 1980 for producing "The Miracle Worker," starring Melissa Gilbert.

He also managed Michael Jackson after the pop star was accused of molestation and guided Milli More

  • Saturday, Apr. 22, 2017
"Avatar" sequels now scheduled to start in December 2020 
This March 27, 2012, file photo shows filmmaker James Cameron poses in London. Cameron set the release dates for the next four “Avatar” sequels, with the first coming in 2020. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

James Cameron has set the release dates for the next four "Avatar" sequels, with the first coming in 2020.

The movie's Facebook page Saturday posted a photo of Cameron and his massive film crew, who have been working on all four films simultaneously. The post said "Avatar 2" will hit theaters Dec. 18, 2020, and "Avatar 3" comes a year later, on Dec. 17, 2021.

The franchise then takes a three-year hiatus before returning with "Avatar 4" on Dec. 20, 2024, and "Avatar 5" on Dec. 19, 2025. The first sequel had been expected in 2018 but Cameron this year said that timetable wouldn't be met.

The original 2009 "Avatar" film has netted over $2.7 billion, centering on the conflict between humans and the blue-skinned alien race Na'vi of Pandora.

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