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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…

Antebellum is clearly a horror film — of sorts — that tries hard but largely fails to be the socially relevant take on systemic racism that it sets out to be. Jordan Peele set a very high mark for this subgenre with his Oscar-winning Get Out and follow-up Us. Those movies (which came from some of the same producers as…

“The truth will set you free…but first it will piss you off,” says Julianne Moore as iconic feminist Gloria Steinem in the new trailer for Julie Taymor’s biopic The Glorias, about the legendary disruptor that helped lead the charge in activism and launched a revolutionary women's movement that has impacted…

EXCLUSIVE: The Glorias is shifting from a theatrical release and heading straight to Amazon Prime Video. Directed by Julie Taymor, the non-traditional film chronicling the life of iconic activist Gloria Steinem is set to stream exclusively on Prime Video in U.S. and Canada and be available for purchase on all…

If movie theaters are planning to reopen in select locations around the country in the next month, will there be any new movies out there left to program? In another case of another movie biting the dust, Lionsgate has decided that the best course of distribution financially for their movie Antebellum is to have the…

Former football quarterback turned activist Colin Kaepernick is setting up a legal defense fund to help protesters arrested in Minneapolis’s street confrontations. In his NFL playing days, Kaepernick started a movement by kneeling before the national anthem to protest injustice and alleged police violence. After…

Perhaps more than recent past Memorial Day weekends, this year will be a more solemn occasion as a gradually reopening America continues to faces the threat of the coronavirus pandemic. In what has traditionally been the kickoff to summer as well honoring those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country, this…

“Wherever you were before, that’s over.” Here is the first full trailer for Antebellum, the mystery thriller from Lionsgate starring Janelle Monáe. Plot details are scarce, but the trailer jumps from the present to the 19th century South. Here is the official logline: Successful author Veronica Henley (Monáe) finds…

Imagine this: You wake up adrift on a rowboat in the middle of a lake with no idea how you got there — and no idea who you are. That’s the signpost up ahead — your next stop: Season 2 of Amazon’s thriller Homecoming. Check out the first teaser above and some first-look photos and the key art below. Led by franchise…

South by Southwest has unveiled its final round of keynotes and featured speakers including Damon Lindelof, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Lulu Wang, Janelle Monae, Judd Apatow, Kenya Barris, Rashida Jones, Annie Clark, Carrie Brownstein, Kevin Feige, The Russo Brothers, Spike Jones, Julianne Moore, Robin Thede and an…

Tonight’s 92nd Oscars had no shortage of stellar musical performances. Billie Eilish performed a poignant cover of the Beatles’ Yesterday during the In Memoriam segment, accompanied by her brother and producer Finneas O'Connell. Janelle Monáe opened the show in a high-energy original number with featured dancers and…