Synopsis – 855 women joined the war to fix the three-year backlog of undelivered mail. Faced with discrimination and a country devastated by war, they managed to sort more than 17 million pieces of mail ahead of time. My Take – While we have seen multiple stories about WWII, this latest Netflix feature isn’t the usual hoopla of major battles and violent sequences. Instead, it … Continue reading The Six Triple Eight (2024) Review!!
Synopsis – 855 women joined the war to fix the three-year backlog of undelivered mail. Faced with discrimination and a country devastated by war, they managed to sort more than 17 million pieces of mail ahead of time. Directed – Tyler Perry Starring – Kerry Washington, Susan Sarandon, Dean Norris Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Six Triple Eight’ Trailer Sends Kerry Washington to the Front Lines!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – 855 women joined the war to fix the three-year backlog of undelivered mail. Faced with discrimination and a country devastated by war, they managed to sort more than 17 million pieces of mail ahead of time. Directed – Tyler Perry Starring – Kerry Washington, Susan Sarandon, Dean Norris Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Six Triple Eight’ Teaser Teases an Inspirational Tale from Tyler Perry!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – 855 women joined the war to fix the three-year backlog of undelivered mail. Faced with discrimination and a country devastated by war, they managed to sort more than 17 million pieces of mail ahead of time. Directed – Tyler Perry Starring – Kerry Washington, Susan Sarandon, Dean Norris Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Six Triple Eight’ Teaser Finds Kerry Washington in WWII’s Women’s Army Corps!! Check It Out!!
Oprah Winfrey is looking to adapt Abraham Verghese’s The Covenant of Water as her next movie. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Winfrey has purchased the rights to adapt The Covenant of Water as her next film project following 2023’s The Color Purple. Published in May 2023, the novel’s story revolves around an Indian family who “loses at least one person each generation due to a drowning.” … Continue reading ‘The Covenant of Water’: Oprah Winfrey to Adapt 2023 Novel!!
From the outside looking in, Warner Bros. is to many of us the pinnacle of filmmaking. Now celebrating 100 years in the movie-making biz, the studio has been sharing remastered releases and special looks behind their biggest blockbusters. To further engulf their dedicated following in what made them the best of the best, the studio is dropping a four-part docuseries titled 100 Years of Warner … Continue reading ‘100 Years of Warner Bros.’ Trailer Celebrates the Studio’s Dome!! Check It Out!!
Tyler Perry has begun rolling the cameras on his next project, Six Triple Eight, a World War II drama about a key yet lesser-known aspect of the second world war involving the bravery of a group of Black women who joined the American army in order to serve a unique non-combat purpose of keeping communication alive between soldiers and their families back home. Today, Perry … Continue reading ‘Six Triple Eight’: First Image Teases Kerry Washington in Tyler Perry’s Harrowing WWII Biopic!! Check It Out!!
Netflix has unveiled the main cast for Six Triple Eight, an upcoming war drama written and directed by Tyler Perry. Based on an article by Kevin M. Hymel published in WWII History Magazine by Sovereign Media, the upcoming movie tells the real story of the only all-Black, all-female World War 2 Battalion. While most people expect gunfights and bombs falling from the sky when they … Continue reading ‘Six Triple Eight’: Kerry Washington and Oprah Winfrey Join Tyler Perry’s Upcoming War Drama!!
This week was the Season 5 finale of The Handmaid’s Tale, and it packed quite the punch. The episode sees June and Luke make a tough choice after the danger in Toronto escalated. In Gilead, Commander Lawrence solidifies his image while Aunt Lydia continues to work with Janine. The accompanying inside look breaks down the tenth and final episode of the season, titled “Safe.” The … Continue reading ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 5: New Featurette Breaks Down the Finale!!
In this week’s episode of The Handmaid’s Tale, June (Elisabeth Moss) and Serena (Yvonne Strahovski) find themselves in a tough situation after the events of the previous episode. Serena is finally in labor, but the women are stranded, and it’s up to June to help Serena. Will the two find common ground? The new clip breaks down Episode 7, titled “No Man’s Land.” It begins … Continue reading ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 5: New Featurette Focuses on the Pivotal June/Serena Episode!! Check It Out!!
On this week’s episode of The Handmaid’s Tale, the conflict between June and Serena begins to really ramp up as June’s anger continues to lead and Serena is released from custody. She also begins to settle into her new role as Gilead’s ambassador in Toronto. Back in Gilead, Aunt Lydia sets out to make some reforms of her own. The inside look featurette offers some … Continue reading ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 5: New Featurette Focuses on the Biggest Feuds!! Check It Out!!
This week’s episode of The Handmaid’s Tale brought viewers back to Mayday as June and Moira set out to get more information about Hannah. Meanwhile, Serena, still in Gilead, tries to leverage her position as a pregnant woman and a widow to restore her status. The accompanying “Inside the Episode” featurette explores both storylines, adding a bit more context to what viewers saw in the … Continue reading ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 5 Gets a New Featurette!! Check It Out!!
It looks like The Handmaid’s Tale is coming to an end. It was announced ahead of the Season 5 premiere that the dystopian series will be returning for its sixth and final season. The series, which premiered in 2017 to universal acclaim, is based on Margaret Atwood‘s seminal 1985 novel. Season 5 of the series premieres on Hulu on September 14. The Handmaid’s Tale tells … Continue reading ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 6 To Mark the End of the Dystopian Series!!
Today is a blessed day for fans of Hulu‘s The Handmaid’s Tale. After teasing fans with a short teaser trailer last month, the streamer has released the official trailer for the show’s upcoming fifth season. It brings viewers back into the dystopian world of the show, showcasing the intense ramifications of June’s actions. At just over two minutes long, the trailer offers a lot to … Continue reading ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 5 Trailer Teases the Ramifications of June’s Actions!! Check It Out!!
The subtractions carry on as Warner Bros. Discovery continues to restructure. OWN (the Oprah Winfrey Network) is the latest victim of the company’s widespread layoff with several top executives being removed from the company per a report from Variety. Among those leaving their positions are the head of marketing Jennifer Giddens, senior vice president of business and legal affairs Karen Grant-Selma, head of programming MaryBeth … Continue reading Warner Bros. Discovery Begin Laying Off Executives From OWN!!
Apple TV+ released a new trailer for Sidney, an upcoming documentary focused on the legacy of Sidney Poitier, the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. The documentary will explore Poitier’s Hollywood ascension and how he used his prestigious position to fight for Civil Rights and social equality. The new trailer starts with an interview with the late Poitier describing his … Continue reading ‘Sidney’ Trailer Teases the Apple TV+ Documentary on the Hollywood Icon!! Check It Out!!
The fifth season of Hulu‘s The Handmaid’s Tale is fast approaching, with just over a month left until its premiere. So far, viewers have received first-look images and a teaser trailer for what’s to come. Now, Hulu has shared the season’s official poster, teasing that “some sins can’t be washed away.” While the design in general is fairly plain, the poster offers a loaded message … Continue reading ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 5 Gets a New Poster!! Check It Out!!
Gilead is building its ranks. TVLine has confirmed that Hulu‘s original series The Handmaid’s Tale has recruited New Amsterdam‘s Genevieve Angelson to the Season 5 cast. Angelson also announced the news on her Twitter account, sharing a behind-the-scenes photo of herself in costume for the show. Angelson is the second newest addition to the season after Christine Ko. Angelson is set to play Mrs. Wheeler, … Continue reading ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 5: Genevieve Angelson Joins Hulu’s Dystopian Series!!
Today is a blessed day for viewers of The Handmaid’s Tale. Hulu has dropped the first teaser for the show’s upcoming fifth season. The teaser shows that the fight is never really over for Elisabeth Moss‘ June. Viewers are thrust back into the dystopian world of Gilead as the teaser suggests that the stakes have been ramped up to 11. The teaser starts with a … Continue reading ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 5 Teaser Confirms that the Fight is Not Over!! Check It Out!!
Hulu has just revealed the release date for the fifth season of its hit dystopian series The Handmaid’s Tale. The series will return for its fifth season on September 14, 2022. Also revealed with the release date are several new images from the upcoming season. Season 5 of The Handmaid’s Tale will find June coming to face the consequences of killing Commander Waterford. In the … Continue reading ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 5: Release Date Set for Sept 14; New Images Revealed!!
Viola Davis is undoubtedly one of the great actresses of her generation, if not of modern cinema entirely. With an Emmy, two Tonys, a Golden Globe, four SAG Awards, and an Oscar under her belt, she’s proven her prowess and talent again and again — and now, she’s taking a step away from the silver screen to partner with Netflix for a different kind of … Continue reading ‘Oprah + Viola’: Netflix Announces New Special With Oprah Winfrey Interviewing Viola Davis!!
The pantheon from The World Before Time continues to grow. Amazon Studios has revealed that Whoopi Goldberg will be joining the cast of Anansi Boys, the upcoming adaptation of the beloved Neil Gaiman novel of the same name. Goldberg will be playing Bird Woman, God of Birds, and one of the many animal gods from the pantheon of The World Before Time. Goldberg is a … Continue reading ‘Anansi Boys’: Whoopi Goldberg Joins the Upcoming Neil Gaiman Adaptation!!
The first trailer for The Me You Can’t See, from executive producers Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry, has dropped today. Offering a glimpse into the mental health struggles of many celebrities through candid conversations, the documentary series will premiere on Apple TV+ later this month. Together, Winfrey and Prince Harry will guide audiences through honest discussions about their own well-being, along with insight from seasoned experts … Continue reading ‘The Me You Can’t See’ First Trailer Reveals Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry’s Docuseries!! Check It Out!!
Just a month after a teaser trailer was released, the first official trailer for the fourth season of The Handmaid’s Tale has dropped, and it doesn’t hold back on the intensity for even a minute. While the teaser left a lot of the significant plot details in the shadows, this trailer delves deep into where this captivating story is heading for its fourth season. June … Continue reading ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 4 Gets an Official Trailer!! Check It Out!!
Things continue to get darker and darker for June (Elisabeth Moss) on The Handmaid’s Tale — because she’s got work to do. As revealed in this first trailer for the return of Hulu‘s Emmy-winning dystopian drama, the world is in chaos as war lurks on the horizon, though at least the Voice of the Resistance (as played by Oprah Winfrey, first introduced as an unseen radio host … Continue reading ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 4 Gets a Trailer!! Check It Out!!
Oprah Winfrey rules. She especially rules at talking to people, having hosted one of our greatest talk shows for some time. Thus, the news that she is hosting a new show involving talking to people rules very, very much. The Oprah Conversation, a longform interview show featuring Winfrey leading conversations with some of our greatest thinkers, comes to Apple TV+ July 30. Reminding me a little of David … Continue reading ‘The Oprah Conversation’: Oprah Winfrey to Host New Talk Show for Apple!!
The 1619 Project is a foundational, necessary piece of work. Whether in its form as a New York Times piece or as a podcast, Pulitzer Prize winner Nikole Hannah-Jones has crafted an exacting, thorough, and voluminous history of American slavery, from its beginnings in 1619 to its modern day incarnations. Now, the project’s spread will continue to grow, as Hannah-Jones is partnering with Oprah Winfrey, Lionsgate, and the … Continue reading Oprah Winfrey and ‘The 1619 Project’ Partner to Create Films and TV Projects!!
Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey, Quincy Jones and Broadway veteran Scott Sanders are set to produce a new film version of The Color Purple that Warner Bros. will develop as a feature adaptation of the acclaimed musical, Collider has exclusively learned. Spielberg famously directed the 1985 adaptation of Alice Walker‘s 1982 novel, which won a Pulitzer Prize, making its author the first black woman to win the Pulitzer for fiction. The original … Continue reading ‘The Color Purple’: Steven Spielberg, Oprah Producing An Adaption for WB!!
Synopsis – After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him. My Take – Disney is often accused for sticking to their Star Wars and Marvel franchises, and for not doing anything original, as a result this second adaption of author Madeleine L’Engle‘s YA classic book, following their forgotten 2003 … Continue reading A Wrinkle in Time (2018) Review!!!!
Synopsis – After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him. Directed – Ava DuVernay Starring – Chris Pine, Reese Witherspoon, Gugu Mbatha-Raw Check out the trailer: Continue reading Italia Films ME to Release Disney’s ‘A Wrinkle In Time’ on May 17th all over U.A.E!! Check It Out!!
Disney has released a slew of new high-resolution A Wrinkle in Time images, from the upcoming big-budget adaptation. Based on the Madeline L’Engle book of the same name, the film follows a young girl (Storm Reid) who goes in search of her father via interdimensional travel. DuVernay was tapped to helm the Disney blockbuster after making waves with her stunning MLK biopic Selma. She was offered … Continue reading 15 New ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Images Further Reveal Ava DuVernay’s Ambitious Adaptation!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him. Directed – Ava DuVernay Starring – Chris Pine, Reese Witherspoon, Gugu Mbatha-Raw Check out the trailer: Continue reading New ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Trailer Goes on a Galaxy-Bending Adventure!!! Check It Out!!!
Disney has released a new behind-the-scenes featurette for Selma director Ava DuVernay’s highly anticipated adaptation A Wrinkle in Time. Based on the Madeline L’Engle book of the same name, the film follows a young girl (Storm Reid) who goes in search of her father via interdimensional travel. DuVernay directs from a script by Frozen co-writer/co-director Jennifer Lee, and this new featurette shows off the sheer … Continue reading ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Featurette Goes Behind the Scenes of Ava DuVernay’s Hopeful Blockbuster!!! Check It Out!!
Happy New Year! Great. Now that we’ve dealt with that, onto 2018, notably the very promising 2018 movie release schedule. Though February brings a few promising big titles (The 15:17 to Paris, Black Panther, and Annihilation) and limited releases (A Fantastic Woman and Loveless), it’s the March release of Ava DuVernay‘s adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time that strikes me as the first major big-studio … Continue reading New ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ TV Spot Continues to Tease One of 2018’s Most Anticipated Movies!!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him. Directed – Ava DuVernay Starring – Chris Pine, Reese Witherspoon, Gugu Mbatha-Raw Check out the trailer: Continue reading New ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Trailer Shows Impressive Effects, Grand Scale!! Check It Out!!
One of the most highly anticipated movie of 2018 is Ava DuVernay‘s adaptation of Madeline L’Engle‘s A Wrinkle in Time. The story follows Meg Murry (Storm Reid), her brilliant brother Charles Wallace (Deric McCabe), and their friend Calvin (Levi Miller) on an unexpected journey into alternate dimensions to bring home their father (Chris Pine). Mindy Kaling, Reese Witherspoon, and Oprah Winfrey star as Mrs. Who, Mrs. Whatsit, and … Continue reading Gorgeous New ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Poster Reveals the Celestials!!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A small but brave donkey and his animal friends become the unsung heroes of the first Christmas. Directed – Timothy Reckart Starring (voices of) – Zachary Levi, Gina Rodriguez, Kristin Chenoweth Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Star’ Trailer Puts an Animated Animal Twist on the Christmas Story!!! Check It Out!!
HBO has released the first trailer for the upcoming documentary Spielberg, which chronicles the career of one of the greatest filmmakers in history, Steven Spielberg. Directed and produced by Susan Lacy, the film consists of footage from over 30 hours of exclusive interviews with Spielberg himself, as well as his family, collaborators, friends, and fellow filmmakers, offering unique insight into the career and process of … Continue reading ‘Spielberg’ Trailer Reveals Star-Studded HBO Documentary!!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him. Directed – Ava DuVernay Starring – Chris Pine, Reese Witherspoon, Gugu Mbatha-Raw Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘A Wrinkle in Time’: First Trailer Reveals Ava DuVernay’s Sci-Fi Fantasy!! Check It Out!!
This year has been a pretty great one for movies so far, but 2018 should follow suit. Next year already promises many highly-anticipated projects, and one of the chief among them is Ava DuVernay‘s reimagining of Madeleine L’Engle‘s A Wrinkle in Time. The story follows Meg Murry (Storm Reid), her brilliant brother Charles Wallace (Deric McCabe), and their friend Calvin (Levi Miller) on an unexpected journey into alternate … Continue reading ‘A Wrinkle in Time’: New Images Reveal Chris Pine, the Celestials, and More!! Check It Out!!
One of the most-anticipated films of 2018 is Ava DuVernay’s adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time. DuVernay is an immensely talented director and A Wrinkle in Time is rich source material that has yet to reach the big screen (there was 2003 made-for-TV movie that’s it). The film is described as a “reimaginging” of L’Engle’s novel that follows Meg Murry, her brilliant brother Charles Wallace, … Continue reading First Images from ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Released as Filming Wraps!! Check It Out!!!
Oprah Winfrey is looking to re-team with The Butler director Lee Daniels for a remake of the Oscar-winning 1983 drama, Terms of Endearment. According to The Wrap, Paramount Pictures secured the rights to the project for Daniels to develop, with Winfrey in negotiations to star in the role of Aurora, the difficult mother originated by Shirley MacLaine. The original film was directed by James L. Brooks … Continue reading Oprah Winfrey and Lee Daniels Circling ‘Terms of Endearment’ Remake!!!
Selma filmmaker Ava DuVernay is getting back behind cameras this week on her narrative follow-up to the moving Martin Luther King Jr. drama. While DuVernay snuck in a must-see documentary on the institutional racism of this country’s incarceration called 13th last month (watch it on Netflix now), she’s currently moving on to a big budget fantasy film for Disney: A Wrinkle in Time. Indeed, DuVernay’s adaptation of the beloved Madeleine L’Engle novel starts production … Continue reading Ava DuVernay’s ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Finalizes Amazing Cast as Filming Begins This Week!!!
While women are still largely underrepresented in Hollywood, one film is already proving to be ahead of its curve: A Wrinkle in Time. Ava DuVernay was going to helm Black Panther and passed, was going to helm the Colin Trevorrow-penned Intelligent Life and passed, but now she’s behind the camera on the adaptation of the beloved Madeleine L’Engle book. As casting continues after the addition of Oprah Winfrey, two more talented women are in talks to join the ranks: Reese … Continue reading Reese Witherspoon & Mindy Kaling in Talks to Join ‘A Wrinkle In Time’!!
Synopsis – A chronicle of Martin Luther King‘s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965. My Take – This film is a powerful cinematic telling of the lesser known chronicle of Martin Luther King Jr.’s campaign as he organizes the infamous marches during the height of the civil rights movement for equal voting rights. The … Continue reading Selma (2014) Review!!
