On Nov. 21, 2021, Jon Batiste found out that he had been nominated for 11 Grammys, ranging from Best Contemporary Classical Composition to Best Improvised Jazz Solo; his most recent work, the roots-to-R&B melting pot We Are, was up for the Best Album of the Year award. He was six …
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This morning, Netflix dropped its four-part docuseries Beckham, about the life and times of British footballer and pop-culture icon David Beckham. Directed by Fisher Stevens, the docuseries primarily explores Beckham’s time on the pitch playing for England (and losing in the World Cup), Manchester United, and Real Madrid. Rather puzzlingly, …
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An American tourist in Greece finds himself the target of a manhunt in Beckett, a new thriller film from Netflix and director Ferdinando Cito Filomarino that released its first trailer on Thursday. The film premieres on August 13th only on the streaming platform. John David Washington stars as the tourist, Beckett, …
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John Cho, Constance Wu and Jimmy Wong voice characters in the new animated fantasy film, Wish Dragon. As Entertainment Weekly reports, the movie was released theatrically in China earlier this year. It makes its Netflix debut on June 11th. The Chris Appelhans-directed film follows a similar arc to Aladdin, where …
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Toni Collette and Anna Kendrick encounter an impossible situation on their way to Mars in the new trailer for Stowaway, out April 22nd on Netflix. Kendrick plays Zoe, a medical researcher who discovers Michael (Shamier Anderson), an accidental stowaway and launch plan engineer. He meets the three-person crew that includes …
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Two months after Netflix’s acclaimed Lupin — a modern-day retelling of the famed master thief of literature — ended on a cliffhanger, the streaming service has shared the first teaser for the second half of the French series’ first season. Without spoiling the first half, the trailer for the second …
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Cuties director Maïmouna Doucouré defended her film, and reaffirmed her intent and the film’s meaning, in an op-ed for The Washington Post. As Doucouré explains Cuties — originally released in France as Mignonnes —tells the story of an 11-year-old girl, Amy, who (like Doucouré), emigrated to France from Senegal. In …
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Actress Joey King sat down in this episode of The First Time to discuss her latest filmThe Kissing Booth 2, a sequel to the hit Netflix teen rom-comThe Kissing Booth. King has been a fan of the project since the very beginning, recalling her first time reading the script for …
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Kiki Layne had a screen debut that may sound familiar to any working Chicago performer. “Must have been my episode ofChicago Med,” the actress and star of Netflix‘sThe Old Guard says, punctuating it with a laugh. “All Chicago actors know: It was either on Chicago Med,Chicago Fire,Chicago P.D. Somewhere in …
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Netflix has revealed that the final season of 13 Reasons Why will premiere on the streaming platform June 5th, wrapping up three years of the popular and controversial teen drama. The teaser that accompanied the announcement gave little in hints as to what to expect from the show’s fourth and final …
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