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One father with two secret families. Life is complicated in the comedy 'Bliss'
It's not exactly "Big Love" or "Sister Wives," but BritBox comedy "Bliss" pushes the concept of juggling multiple families to the extreme.
The half-hour comedy by actor and comedian David Cross ("Arrested Development") was to arrive Wednesday on the BBC and ITV streaming service, and it follows the exploits of renowned travel writer Andrew (...Read more
Redbox's Top 10 DVD rentals
The top 10 DVD rentals at Redbox kiosks for the week of Aug. 6:
1. Life of the Party -- Warner
2. Breaking In -- Universal
3. Overboard (2018) -- Lionsgate
4. Rampage -- Warner
5. Ready Player One -- Warner
6. I Feel Pretty -- Universal
7. Super Troopers 2 -- Fox
8. Blockers -- Universal
9. A Quiet Place -- Paramount
10. Blumhouse's ...Read more
'Crazy Rich Asians' is crazy good
Love and its complicated dynamics have been largely out of style in filmmaking since the witty, mature heyday of Norah Ephron ("When Harry Met Sally") and Richard Curtis ("Four Weddings and a Funeral"). But now it's revived by "Crazy Rich Asians," a take on the moribund genre that's leaps and bounds above anything we've seen for years.
At long ...Read more
'Crazy Rich Asians': Director Jon M. Chu hopes to inspire other storytellers, open Hollywood's doors
Director Jon M. Chu brings the vibrant world of "Crazy Rich Asians" to life with all the style and glamour of a big-budget Hollywood movie -- but early on in the project he had a big choice to make, joining author Kevin Kwan in turning down a massive Netflix payday to ensure the groundbreaking project would make its impact on the big screen.
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What does Oscar know about popular? Five films to consider for newest academy accolade
All hell broke loose when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a new category last week to honor "outstanding achievement in popular film."
The highly criticized move raised far more questions than it answered.
When will the category be implemented?
What films will be eligible for consideration?
What does popularity mean...Read more
Lindsey Buckingham goes his own way with new tour and solo anthology
Lindsey Buckingham has gone solo before and he's doing it again, hitting the road this fall with his own U.S. tour and a career-spanning compilation.
The Fleetwood Mac alum launches the expansive tour Oct. 7 in Portland, Ore., and continues through early December, ending in Pennsylvania.
The tour is in support of the forthcoming "Solo ...Read more
'Castle Rock' renewed for second season at Hulu
Hulu has renewed "Castle Rock," its drama that pays tribute to the Stephen King universe, for a second season.
From creators Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason, the anthology drama is set in Castle Rock -- the ill-fated fictional Maine town featured in such King works as "The Dead Zone" and "Cujo" -- and weaves together characters and themes from ...Read more
Aretha Franklin is reportedly in hospice care as Beyonce and more voice support
As celebrity support streams in from all corners of the globe, new reports say that Aretha Franklin is under hospice care.
"Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, is in hospice care at her home tonight," CNN's Don Lemon reported on Monday night, citing a source close to the 76-year-old singer.
Monday's news that Franklin is near death sparked an ...Read more
'Crazy Rich Asians' could be groundbreaking for Hollywood. Will its box office open the film industry's doors?
"Crazy Rich Asians" has all the trappings of a classic Hollywood rom-com. Beautiful people in love. Stunning locations. Disapproving relatives.
But as the first English-language contemporary Hollywood movie with a nearly all-Asian cast since "The Joy Luck Club" was released 25 years ago, this film is carrying more weight than the typical ...Read more
Toronto Film Festival to open with Netflix's 'Outlaw King,' close with 'Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy'
Netflix may have been left out of the Cannes Film Festival this year, but the streaming outlet is dominating the fall festival season -- including scoring the opening night slot at the Toronto International Film Festival.
David Mackenzie's "Outlaw King," starring Chris Pine, will be the festival's opening night gala presentation on Sept. 6, two...Read more
Jonah Hill's 'Mid90s,' Joel Edgerton's 'Boy Erased' among Toronto Film Festival premieres
The lineup for the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival went from full to bursting on Tuesday morning. Several notable world premieres are among the freshly announced four gala presentations, 22 special presentations, 47 contemporary world cinema titles and 11 movies in the masters section.
Among the world premieres are Peter Farrelly's...Read more
The remote island you're going to want to visit after watching 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society'
She had traveled to Guernsey on a whim, and now she was stuck there.
Mary Ann Shaffer had known nothing about the Channel Island before she visited in 1980 -- just that the enclave off the northwest coast of France looked like a relaxing place to spend a weekend. Now a thick fog had settled over the island, shutting down the airport. Stranded ...Read more
List of DVD release dates for Aug. 14 and beyond
Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change:
AUGUST
14: Avengers: Infinity War
14: Bad Samaritan
14: How to Talk to Girls at Parties
14: 12 Monkeys: Season 4
14: A.P. Bio: Season One
14: Arrow: Season 6
14: Furlough
14: Here and Now: The Complete First Season
14: Higher Power
14: Mr. ...Read more
Movie review: 'Crazy Rich Asians' is a feast for the eyes, emotions
"Crazy Rich Asians" is a crazy big deal. It's the first big Hollywood studio movie set in the present day featuring an all-Asian cast in 25 years, so there's a lot riding on Jon M. Chu's romantic comedy, an adaptation of Kevin Kwan's novel. The movie is already a success in terms of Asian representation in Hollywood, which is sorely lacking (in ...Read more
Review: A flawed but vital milestone, 'Crazy Rich Asians' pays exuberant tribute to Singapore's 1 percent
Before it whisks you off on the sunniest, most extravagant Singaporean holiday imaginable, "Crazy Rich Asians" begins on a curiously dark and stormy night.
When Eleanor Young (a mesmerizing Michelle Yeoh) arrives dripping wet at an exclusive London hotel, the snob at the front desk declines her booking and advises her to stay elsewhere ("May I ...Read more
Ruby Rose quits Twitter after trolling over 'Batwoman' casting
Actress Ruby Rose is taking a break from Twitter following a wave of backlash over her casting as Batwoman in the CW's Arrowverse shows.
Last week, Rose, one of the stars of "The Meg," was announced as the DC heroine in the network's upcoming crossover episodes and a spinoff series in development, making Batwoman the first lesbian superhero to ...Read more
Aretha Franklin 'gravely ill' and surrounded by loved ones
Aretha Franklin, one of the most popular and influential musicians of all time, is "gravely ill," according to WDIV Local 4 in Detroit, her hometown.
On Monday morning, the outlet reported that the 76-year-old singer was requesting prayers in the face of her unspecified illness.
Veteran journalist Roland S. Martin also took to Twitter on ...Read more
Review: Nicki Minaj still cares about the old way of doing things. Does anybody else?
Uneasy lies the head that wears Nicki Minaj's crown.
That's the prime takeaway (whether or not she intended it to be) from "Queen," on which the most commercially successful female rapper in history spends so much time describing her dominance that a clear conclusion is that she fears it's beginning to erode.
And why wouldn't she?
Always a ...Read more
This year's KCON saw K-Pop fans grappling with big questions
LOS ANGELES -- In the Los Angeles Convention Center on Saturday afternoon, tens of thousands of K-Pop fans mobbed their favorite artists in meet-and-greets, danced like crazy in choreography workshops and bonded over a music scene that's largely been built on the joys of fandom. KCON, a yearly celebration of South Korean pop culture, was ...Read more
Traci Lords remains a fighter with 'Swedish Dicks'
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Not many people need to reinvent themselves at 19. But actress Traci Lords did. Today she's celebrating 17 years of marriage, motherhood and a whole new career.
Lords became a cause celebre in the early '80s when she starred in several adult films at 15. When authorities discovered she was underage, most of her films ...Read more
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- Aretha Franklin is reportedly in hospice care as Beyonce and more voice support
- Aretha Franklin 'gravely ill' and surrounded by loved ones
- Lindsey Buckingham goes his own way with new tour and solo anthology
- 'Crazy Rich Asians' could be groundbreaking for Hollywood. Will its box office open the film industry's doors?
- The remote island you're going to want to visit after watching 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society'
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