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‘Genius: MLK/X’ Trailer Celebrates the Lives of MLK Jr. and Malcolm X!! Check It Out!!

As many of us head into a long weekend, with Monday off for MLK Day, it’s important to celebrate the men and women who led us to this point, while also noting the work that’s still left to be done. Doing their part to educate the masses and celebrate two of the biggest names tied to the Civil Rights movement, National Geographic has released their … Continue reading ‘Genius: MLK/X’ Trailer Celebrates the Lives of MLK Jr. and Malcolm X!! Check It Out!!

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‘Genius: MLK/X’: Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X Set as Focus of Season 4!!

Disney+ and National Geographic have announced that Reggie Rock Bythewood and Gina Prince-Bythewood will serve as executive producers on the upcoming fourth season of the original limited series Genius. This new season, titled, Genius: MLK/X, will be a first for the docudrama franchise, as there will be two subjects of focus, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Genius: MLK/X will explore the formative … Continue reading ‘Genius: MLK/X’: Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X Set as Focus of Season 4!!

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‘Genius: Aretha’ Gets a New Clip!! Check It Out!!

Genius: Arethamarks the third installment of National Geographic‘s anthology period drama series, revolving around the life and career of Aretha Franklin — and now, Collider has an exclusive first look at a scene from one of tonight’s episodes, “Young, Gifted and Black,” written by Suzan-Lori Parks. The scene in particular takes place at an industry party, where a young Aretha Franklin (played by Cynthia Erivo) experiences visible frustration over … Continue reading ‘Genius: Aretha’ Gets a New Clip!! Check It Out!!

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‘Genius: Aretha’ Trailer Sees Cynthia Erivo Transforms Into the Iconic Soul Singer!! Check It Out!!

National Geographic has unveiled the new trailer for Genius: Aretha, the third installment in its ongoing Genius anthology series starring Cynthia Erivo. Each season, Genius focuses on the life of one major public figure whose life and work have made a serious impact on the culture at large. Previous seasons have focused on the lives of Albert Einstein (played by Geoffrey Rush) and Pablo Picasso (played by Antonio Banderas). Erivo is also no … Continue reading ‘Genius: Aretha’ Trailer Sees Cynthia Erivo Transforms Into the Iconic Soul Singer!! Check It Out!!

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‘Genius: Aretha’: First Trailer Reveals Cynthia Erivo as Aretha Franklin!! Check It Out!!

National Geographic and Fox 21 Television studios have just released the first look teaser trailer for the upcoming anthology series Genius: Aretha, starring Academy Award nominee Cynthia Erivo as the iconic singer Aretha Franklin. The 8-part series will premiere over four consecutive nights beginning this Memorial Day, May 25. The trailer is brief (it is a teaser), but we do get to see Erivo in … Continue reading ‘Genius: Aretha’: First Trailer Reveals Cynthia Erivo as Aretha Franklin!! Check It Out!!

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‘Genius: Aretha’: First Look Reveals Cynthia Erivo as the Queen of Soul!! Check It Out!!

Albert Einstein. Pablo Picasso. And now, joining these two notable figures in being documented in the National Geographic biographical anthology series Genius, is the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin. We’ve got the first image from Genius: Aretha featuring incredible actor Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Widows) playing the revolutionary musician. And Erivo takes this role seriously. “Over the last few months, I’ve been preparing myself to embody the Queen of Soul, from relistening … Continue reading ‘Genius: Aretha’: First Look Reveals Cynthia Erivo as the Queen of Soul!! Check It Out!!

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‘The Favourite’ and ‘Black Panther’ Lead Critics Choice Awards Nominations!! Check Out The Full List!!

Nominations have been announced for the upcoming Critics Choice Awards, and it’s a mix of this awards season’s usual suspects with a few welcome additions. The Favourite leads the charge with 14 nominations in total, including Best Picture, Best Acting Ensemble, and Best Director for Yorgos Lanthimos. Just behind the biting period piece is Marvel Studios’ Black Panther, which scored 12 nominations including Best Picture, … Continue reading ‘The Favourite’ and ‘Black Panther’ Lead Critics Choice Awards Nominations!! Check Out The Full List!!

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‘Vice’ and ‘A Star Is Born’ Lead Golden Globe Nominations!! Check Out The Full List!!

The 2019 Golden Globe nominations have been revealed, and right on cue, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is up to its baffling tricks again. We’ll start with what did get nominated. Vice was a huge hit, scoring six nominations in total including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy as well as Best Actor for Christian Bale and Supporting Actress for Amy Adams, followed closely … Continue reading ‘Vice’ and ‘A Star Is Born’ Lead Golden Globe Nominations!! Check Out The Full List!!

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Complete List of Emmy Nominations 2018 Revealed!! Check It Out!!

The 2018 Primetime Emmy Nominations have arrived! And they are, well, somewhat expected. Game of Thrones leads the pack with 22 total nominations, but that’s a bit misleading as a show this huge obviously scored a ton of technical nominations. It picked up a nomination for Best Drama Series as well as acting nods for Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and multiple episodes scored directing and writing nominations. Westworld … Continue reading Complete List of Emmy Nominations 2018 Revealed!! Check It Out!!

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‘Genius’: First Teaser Re-introduces Utkarsh Sharma, the Child Artist From ‘Gadar’!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – An orphan, with a brilliant mind, only wants one thing in his life: love. He finds it, but, by then he has joined RAW and is now burdened by the killing of his entire team. Until he doesn’t avenge their death, he can`t live in peace with his love. So, he hatches a genius plan. Directed – Anil Sharma Starring – Mithun Chakraborty, … Continue reading ‘Genius’: First Teaser Re-introduces Utkarsh Sharma, the Child Artist From ‘Gadar’!! Check It Out!!

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‘The Shape of Water’, ‘The Post’, & ‘Three Billboards’ Lead 2018 Golden Globe Nominations!!!

Nominations for the 75th Golden Globe Awards have been announced, and in keeping with this year’s incredibly fluid race, the love was spread to a variety of films and performers. The Shape of Water came away with the most nominations with seven in total, including Best Picture, Director, Actress, Supporting Actress, and Supporting Actor. But it was followed close behind by Steven Spielberg‘s timely The Post and the … Continue reading ‘The Shape of Water’, ‘The Post’, & ‘Three Billboards’ Lead 2018 Golden Globe Nominations!!!

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Emmy Winners 2017: ‘Handmaid’s Tale’, ‘Big Little Lies’, and ‘Atlanta’ Lead the Pack!!

The 2017 Emmy Awards have arrived, and with them, another year of worthy (for the most part) nominees from the very best of Peak TV. The Emmys have always been one of the more difficult awards shows to predict (though TV Editor Allison Keene gave it a shot), and this year was unlikely to be different, especially with so many new shows represented. While Game of Thrones … Continue reading Emmy Winners 2017: ‘Handmaid’s Tale’, ‘Big Little Lies’, and ‘Atlanta’ Lead the Pack!!

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Genius (2016) Review!!!

Synopsis – A chronicle of Max Perkins’s time as the book editor at Scribner, where he oversaw works by Thomas Wolfe, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and others. My Take – Reading a book nowadays seems like a rare thing, we have IPad & other hi-tech devices which has transcended the form of reading quite easily, but being from a generation two decades back, along with being a former avid reader, … Continue reading Genius (2016) Review!!!

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