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The nominations for the 95th Academy Awards were unveiled this morning, and while for some including Everything Everywhere All at Once, All Quiet on the Western Front and The Banshees of Inisherin the race to Oscar glory is on, others never made it off the starting line. Related Story Osc…

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery star Janelle Monáe was the recipient of the SeeHer Award at the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday for their inclusive work and representation in Hollywood. RELATED: Critics Choice Awards Photos: Live From The Red Carpet and Gala Ceremony The SeeHer Award…

Janelle Monáe has been set to receive the Critics Choice Association’s SeeHer Award, an honor that will be bestowed next month during the 28th annual Critics Choice Awards. She joins Jeff Bridges, who earlier this month was tapped to receive the group’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the ceremony. The…

Let's start with The Beatles. At the end of 1968 the Fab Four released The White Album, which would become tabloid-notorious within a year because some hippie cult leader named Charles Manson sent his followers on a killing spree under the guise of the hidden meanings he'd uncovered in their songs. What…

While Knives Out was a sleeper hit in 2019, its sequel, Glass Onions: A Knives Out Mystery, has become one of the most anticipated new releases of 2022.  The murder mystery features a reteaming of writer/director Rian Johnson and star Daniel Craig and is set on a luxurious Greek island.  RELATED:…

Janelle Monáe was fashionably late as she strolled onstage at the BFI Southbank, where she headlined the London Film Festival's final major keynote 'screen talk' Friday afternoon.  During the talk, Monáe dug into some of the biggest successes of her career. She also shared some of her future goals…

Women In Film, Los Angeles said Thursday that that She Said producer Dede Gardner, star Carey Mulligan and New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey will be honored next month at the 2022 WIF Honors. They join a recipient list that already includes the bestowing the group’s Crystal Awards to Ab…

EXCLUSIVE: Janelle Monáe and her Wondaland Pictures have partnered with the non-profit SeriesFest on the ninth season of Storytellers, its Script Writing Competition spotlighting female-focused stories within the episodic arena. The winner of the competition, to which submissions are now open via SeriesFest’s website…

How do you fill your downtime during the shoot for a murder mystery movie when strict Covid protocols prevent you from leaving the hotel? For the cast of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery the solution was simple: play your own murder mystery games on the hotel roof. "I literally host murder mystery parties at my house…

EXCLUSIVE: Eight-time Grammy nominee and SAG winner Janelle Monaé (Hidden Figures) is set to star as iconic entertainer and freedom fighter Josephine Baker in TV series De La Resistance, we can reveal. Moonlight and Everything Everywhere All At Once outfit A24 is behind the buzzy package, which is currently being…

The sequel to Rian Johnson’s upcoming sequel to Knives Out just added another huge addition to its ensemble as sources tell Deadline Janelle Monáe is set to join Daniel Craig in the next installment, which Netflix recently landed the rights too. Dave Bautista and Edward Norton were also recently added to the cast…

Got a new agenda, With a new dream, I'm kicking out the old regime, Liberation, elevation, education. The lyrics of Janelle Monáe's Oscar shortlisted song, "Turntables" are a call for accountability flavored with positive promise. Written for the Liz Garbus and Lisa Cortés-directed documentary about Georgia political…