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      Watch Chadwick Boseman in a Scene From ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’

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      #masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }The Best of 2020Best ComedyBest TV ShowsBest BooksBest MoviesBest AlbumsAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyAnatomy of a SceneWatch Chadwick Boseman in a Scene From ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’The director George C. Wolfe discusses a tense sequence featuring the actor and Viola Davis.George C. Wolfe narrates a sequence from his film featuring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman.CreditCredit…David Lee/NetflixDec. 18, 2020, 11:00 a.m. ETIn “Anatomy of a Scene,” we ask directors to reveal the secrets that go into making key scenes in their movies. See new episodes in the series on Fridays. You can also watch our collection of more than 150 videos on YouTube and subscribe to our YouTube channel.A disagreement between musicians reaches a boiling point in this scene from “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” the Netflix film adaptation of August Wilson’s play.Set in 1927, the film primarily follows the blues singer Ma Rainey (Viola Davis) and her band during a challenging recording session in a Chicago studio. One of those challenges involves the tensions that arise between Ma and her headstrong horn player, Levee (Chadwick Boseman).A conflict ignites when Levee doesn’t perform a song the way Ma requires. In this video, the director George C. Wolfe discusses how clashing personalities result in a catastrophic moment, and how he decided where a specific door, which plays a key part in the scene, would lead.Read the “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” review.Sign up for the Movies Update newsletter and get a roundup of reviews, news, Critics’ Picks and more.AdvertisementContinue reading the main story More

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      ‘Fatale’ Review: Another Attraction of the Fatal Kind

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      #masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }The Best of 2020Best ComedyBest TV ShowsBest BooksBest MoviesBest AlbumsAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main story‘Fatale’ Review: Another Attraction of the Fatal KindHilary Swank plays a police detective who seduces Michael Ealy into a very tangled web.Michael Ealy and Hilary Swank in “Fatale.”Credit…LionsgateDec. 18, 2020, 9:00 a.m. ETFataleDirected by Deon TaylorThrillerRFind TicketsWhen you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.For someone as successful as he is — a sports agent who built his own company from the ground up — Derrick (Michael Ealy) is a tense fellow. He brings his furrowed brow with him on a trip from L.A. to Vegas, taking a break from, among other things, his troubled marriage.After a pal confiscates Derrick’s wedding ring, he’s at the bar tentatively chatting up the alluring Val (Hilary Swank). One thing leads to, well, sex. The next morning he’s taken aback that she’s locked his cellphone in her room safe, but stimulated when she tells him how to get the combination code out of her.[embedded content]Back home, he and wife Tracy have a rapprochement. Their tender makeup is interrupted by a violent home invasion. The injured Derrick is again taken aback on meeting the detective investigating the case: One Valerie Quinlan, “Val” to her friends.Directed by Deon Taylor from a script by David Loughery, “Fatale” knows what you’re thinking by this point, and it obliges by including some direct hat tips to “Fatal Attraction,” among them a kitchen counter sex scene. But Val, who’s also embroiled in a nasty custody conflict with an ex, has a lot more than bunny-boiling in store for Derrick.While this latter-day noir never builds up the froth of lurid delirium that brings genre pictures into a headier dimension, it’s got enough juice to hold your attention. Swank, who is also one of the movie’s producers, does good work here, keeping Val credible even as she enacts jaw-dropping evils.The film eventually shows the influence of another famous thriller to handy effect. Though finally this is just a movie about a man who takes a too-long time to discover the Voice Memos app on his phone.FataleRated R for all of that “Fatal Attraction”-type content. Running time: 1 hour 42 minutes. In theaters. Please consult the guidelines outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention before watching movies inside theaters.AdvertisementContinue reading the main story More

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      Bumps on the Road From Broadway to Hollywood

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      #masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }The Best of 2020Best ComedyBest TV ShowsBest BooksBest MoviesBest AlbumsAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storycritic’s notebookBumps on the Road From Broadway to HollywoodNot for decades have so many plays and musicals been turned into movies. But even in the best of the new crop, a lot gets lost in translation.David Byrne, center, with musicians and dancers in Spike Lee’s filmed version of the critically acclaimed Broadway show “American Utopia.”Credit…David Lee/HBODec. 18, 2020, 5:00 a.m. ETA moment I barely noticed in the 2019 Broadway production of David Byrne’s “American Utopia” jumped out at me with new resonance in Spike Lee’s film of the show for HBO.That was when Byrne, in his introduction to the song “Everybody’s Coming to My House,” described hearing it performed by students at the Detroit School of Arts. Without altering a word or note, the high schoolers had turned the number, which in Byrne’s original version comes off as an anxious monologue about being inundated by otherness, into a joyful choral invitation.“I kind of liked their version better,” Byrne says, apparently amazed by the material’s mutability: The song was the same yet had “a completely different meaning.”I knew what he meant; after all, I was watching an even more elaborate translation, in which a concert staged like a Broadway musical was turned into a live-capture television film for cable. And though Lee’s slick and exuberant adaptation includes plenty of shots of the audience at the Hudson Theater bopping to the beat and dancing in the aisles, it was now, like “Everybody’s Coming to My House,” the same yet totally different.Theater lovers are getting familiar with that feeling. These days, it seems like everybody’s coming to our house — and walking off with the furniture. Not for decades have we seen so many Broadway shows, whether musicals (“Hamilton,” “The Prom”) or plays (“What the Constitution Means to Me,” “The Boys in the Band,” “Outside Mullingar,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”) or unclassifiable offerings like “American Utopia,” taken up by Hollywood, squeezed through the camera lens and turned into film.The squeeze is certainly subtler now than it used to be. Lyrics are seldom butchered to avoid offense as they once were; I expect that Steven Spielberg’s version of “West Side Story,” scheduled for release in Dec. 2021, will restore Stephen Sondheim’s original rhyme for “buck,” which had to be altered for the 1961 film.Nor are innumerable songs dumped like dead plants from fire escapes anymore. (The 1966 movie version of “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” dropped at least half of Sondheim’s 14 numbers.) Musicals — and, in a way, plays too — are now being filmed because of their music, not in spite of it. More

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      Mads Mikkelsen Has This One Wish After Taking Over Johnny Depp's Role in 'Fantastic Beasts 3'

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      The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ actor has been asked to step down as supervillain Gellert Grindelwald after he lost a libel trial against The Sun’s publishers over a story that labeled him as ‘wife beater’.

      Dec 18, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Mads Mikkelsen wishes he had Johnny Depp on speed dial, because it would make his research about “Fantastic Beasts” supervillain Gellert Grindelwald much easier.
      The Danish star has taken over from Depp in the film franchise after the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star was asked to step down after losing a libel trial against The Sun’s publishers over a story, in which he was described as a “wife beater”, and now Mads is playing catch-up on the role.
      “I’ve met him (Depp) once,” Mikkelsen tells AP Entertainment. “I wish I had his phone number, but unfortunately that’s not the case.”
      “There’s nothing else I can do, to be honest. The only approach I can have is connect the bridge between what he did and what I’m gonna do and then we’ll see what lands. There has to be a bridge between what Johnny did and what I’m going to do. And at the same time, I also have to make it my own.”

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      Regarding Depp’s exit from the third film in the “Fantastic Beasts” series, Mikkelsen says, “It’s also a shocker that it came after what happened, which is just super sad… These are sad circumstances.”
      Depp himself has addressed his exit from the “Fantastic Beasts” series through a letter he posted on Instagram. “In light of recent events, I would like to make the following short statement. Firstly, I’d like to thank everybody who has gifted me with their support and loyalty,” he said in his November 6 statement.
      “I have been humbled and moved by your many messages of love and concern, particularly over the last few days,” the ex-husband of Amber Heard continued. “I wish to let you know that I have been asked to resign by Warner Bros. from my role as Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts and I have respected and agreed to that request.”

      The “Fantastic Beasts 3” is scheduled for release in July 2022.

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      Justin Timberlake Fights for LGBTQ Boy in First ‘Palmer’ Trailer

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      Justin Timberlake Fights for LGBTQ Boy in First 'Palmer' Trailer

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      The ‘Trolls World Tour’ star plays an ex-convict who adjusts to life outside prison when he unexpectedly forms a bond with a young boy, who suffers bullying from his peers.

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      AceShowbiz – Justin Timberlake returns to acting in the first trailer for upcoming film “Palmer”. Released on Thursday, December 17, the promo video gives an emotional look at the touching story of an unlikely relationship between an ex-convict and an LGBTQ kid.
      The “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” singer portrays Eddie Palmer, a former high school football star whose professional career was shattered after he was imprisoned. Returning home after serving 12 years in prison, Eddie finds himself struggling to adjust to his new life while working as a janitor.
      When he’s forced to babysit Sam (Ryder Allen), a young boy abandoned by his mother, Eddie forms an unlikely bond with the gender non-conforming child. Eddie teaches Sam to defend himself from his peers, who often bully him because he’s different.
      While caring for Sam, Eddie also meets and starts a relationship with Maggie Hayes (Alisha Wainwright), a teacher. As Eddie faces judgment from those around him for raising the kid, his past threatens to ruin his new life and family.

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      But as the official logline for the movie puts it, “Family is who you make it,” Eddie isn’t going to give up his new family that easily. “The truth is I haven’t felt like I was good at anything…until Sam,” he says in voiceover in the trailer. In another scene taking place in what looks like a courtroom, he promises, “I will not abandon that boy.”
      The trailer is set to “Redemption”, a new original single from Nathaniel Rateliff.
      Directed by Fisher Stevens from a screenplay by Cheryl Guerriero, “Palmer” also stars June Squibb as Vivian Palmer, Juno Temple as Sam’s mother Shelly, Jesse C. Boyd as Coles, J.D. Evermore as Principal Forbes, Lance E. Nichols as Sibs and Jay Florsheim as a football referee.
      The drama film is set to be released on Apple TV+ starting January 29, 2021.

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      Jeremy Bulloch, Who Played Boba Fett in ‘Star Wars’ Movies, Dies at 75

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      #masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }The Best of 2020Best ComedyBest TV ShowsBest BooksBest MoviesBest AlbumsAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyJeremy Bulloch, Who Played Boba Fett in ‘Star Wars’ Movies, Dies at 75Mr. Bulloch said he based his performance as the menacing bounty hunter in part on a Clint Eastwood role as a laconic gunslinger.Jeremy Bulloch in 2017 with the Boba Fett suit he wore in “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.”Credit…Associated PressDec. 17, 2020Jeremy Bulloch, the British actor who helped to make Boba Fett, the menacing bounty hunter with the dented helmet and T-shaped visor, one of the most popular characters in the “Star Wars” firmament, died on Thursday. He was 75.Mr. Bulloch’s death was confirmed by a statement on his website, which said he had spent his final weeks at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, London. Mr. Bulloch had health complications, including Parkinson’s disease, the statement said.Mr. Bulloch became an actor at an early age, starring in commercials before expanding into television, stage, and film.Among his credits were numerous TV shows from the 1970s and ’80s, including “Doctor Who” and “Robin of Sherwood.” He also played supporting roles in three James Bond features — “Octopussy,” “The Spy Who Loved Me” and “For Your Eyes Only.”But he was best known for playing Boba Fett in “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.”Mr. Bulloch landed the role thanks to his half brother, Robert Watts, who was an associate producer of “The Empire Strikes Back,” according to StarWars.com. “‘If the suit fits, the part’s yours,’” Mr. Watts once recalled telling Mr. Bulloch. “He came in and it fit.”Mr. Bulloch said that donning Boba Fett’s battered armor, jetpack and helmet was a pleasure and a life-changing experience, although the costume itself could be quite uncomfortable.He said he had modeled the mysterious mercenary’s slow, deliberate head nod and cold, imposing physicality on Clint Eastwood’s turn as the laconic gunslinging antihero in the classic Spaghetti western “A Fistful of Dollars.”“I thought of Boba Fett as Clint Eastwood in a suit of armor,” Mr. Bulloch once said, according to StarWars.com. Ben Burtt, the sound designer on “The Empire Strikes Back,” even added the sound of jangling spurs when Fett walked, the website said.Jason Wingreen, a character actor best known for playing the genial bartender Harry on the hit sitcom “All in the Family,” voiced Boba Fett in “The Empire Strikes Back.” Mr. Wingreen died in 2016. He was 95.Mr. Bulloch said that he had terrific memories of portraying the character.“When I walked on to the set for the very first time in the costume, George Lucas looked at the costume and sort of looked out and said: ‘Mm-hmm. Yup. OK. Well, welcome aboard. It’s not a big role, but I’m sure you’ll have fun,’” he recalled in a 2015 interview with the Boba Fett Fan Club, one of many encounters he had with fans of the character and the series.Mr. Bulloch said he remembered going home after that first day and exulting to his sons: “Yes! I’m doing this.” Their response: “Dad, we’ve got homework to do. We’ll talk later.”Mr. Lucas said in a statement on StarWars.com that “Jeremy brought the perfect combination of mystery and menace to his performance of Boba Fett, which is just what I wanted the character to convey.”Born on Feb. 16, 1945, in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England, Mr. Bulloch also appeared in “The Empire Strikes Back” without Fett’s helmet as an Imperial officer escorting a captive Princess Leia. He had a small role in “Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith,” as the captain of the Tantive III, Captain Colton.Mr. Bulloch is survived by his wife, Maureen, three sons and 10 grandchildren.Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker, said Mr. Bulloch “was the quintessential English gentleman.”“A fine actor, delightful company & so kind to everyone lucky enough to meet or work with him,” Mr. Hamill wrote on Twitter.Billy Dee Williams, who played Lando Calrissian, said, “Today we lost the best bounty hunter in the galaxy.”AdvertisementContinue reading the main story More

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      Lena Headey to Be Burlesque Dancer in New Movie 'Gypsy Moon'

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      The ‘Game of Throne’ alum is set to show off her dancing skills as a burlesque dancer in an upcoming indie drama movie, which will be directed by Gigi Gaston.

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      AceShowbiz – Lena Headey is set to star as a burlesque dancer in indie drama “Gypsy Moon”.
      The “Game of Thrones” star has joined the cast of the indie drama, alongside “Avatar” star Sam Worthington, which is being written and directed by Gigi Gaston. Dean Scott Vazquez and Barbara Hershey are also attached.
      Lena will play the title character, a burlesque dancer who, on the eve of her last dance, must go on the run to save a neighbour (Vasquez) whose life is threatened by her former long-term lover, played by Worthington. She finds her real second chance at life in the love she feels for her child.

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      Headey said in a statement, “Gigi is someone you can’t say no to, you just get caught up with her passion and heart. Going back to my roots of indie filmmaking has been a joy. Moving fast and making what time you have count, is what I love.”
      La La Anthony, Cam Gigandet, Martin Sensmeier, and Emma Holzer are also in the cast of the project, which has recently wrapped production in Los Angeles.
      Gary Pearl, Cassian Elwes, Gaston, Tommy Thompson, and Howard C. Deshong are producing.
      Gaston said in a statement, “I am thankful for our amazing cast. You can write a great story but without all of these people believing in my film it would have been unrealised. Lena completed the dream. I waited a long time for her. She is my Cinderella that fit Gypsy’s slipper to a tee.”

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      Sia Ditches Shia LaBeouf From Her Movie, Replaces Him With Kate Hudson

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      The ‘Chandelier’ hitmaker has kicked the ‘Transformers’ alum out of her movie project and enlisted Hudson to fill in the vacant spot left the embattled actor.

      Dec 18, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Pop star Sia reworked her directorial debut to cast Kate Hudson in the lead role, after ditching Shia LaBeouf from the project.
      The “Chandelier” hitmaker reveals she initially tapped the “Transformers” star to lead the cast of “Music”, but ended up making the film with Hudson, instead.
      “I was going to do a narrative film, and in fact, Shia LaBeouf was cast to play Kate’s character,” Sia told Australia’s Studio 10, according to the Daily Mail. “I asked for a meeting with her, and she said she was born to do it. She could sing, she could dance, she could do it all.”
      Music features Sia’s frequent collaborator Maddie Ziegler as an autistic girl who is forced to move in with her drug-dealing half-sister, played by Hudson.
      Sia didn’t expand on why LaBeouf was dumped from the movie, but her comments emerge days after she weighed in on the actor’s legal troubles, following a lawsuit from his ex-girlfriend, singer FKA twigs, for the “relentless abuse” she allegedly suffered during their 2018-2019 romance.

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      Sharing a link to The New York Times report about the suit, Sia tweeted, “I too have been hurt emotionally by Shia, a pathological liar, who conned me into an adulterous relationship claiming to be single.”
      “I believe he’s very sick and have compassion for him AND his victims. Just know, if you love yourself – stay safe, stay away.”
      Sia, who previously recruited LaBeouf for her 2015 video “Elastic Heart”, added, “Also I love you @fkatwigs. This is very courageous and I’m very proud of you.”
      LaBeouf has admitted to hurting people he loved in the past, but claims many of the accusations made by Twigs are untrue.
      He has yet to respond to Sia’s allegations.

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