HOLLYWOOD RUNS THE GOLDEN GLOBES OUT OF TOWN
Last Friday, NBC-Universal extended hope for a Golden Globes show in January 2022, so long as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association acted swiftly enough to make “meaningful change.” Monday, three days later, the network announced that the 2022 Golden Globe Award show was canceled. It’s an unexpected turn of events reminiscent of the Harvey Weinstein-#MeToo cultural shift in 2017: Promising to turn over a new leaf is meaningless if the industry sees you as a noxious weed.
On May 3, 2021, the HFPA announced plans for a reform package, including a 50% increase in members over the next 18 months with a particular focus on underrepresented groups. While Dick Clark Productions and NBC–the long-time producer and broadcaster of the Golden Globes respectively supported the planned reforms, Time s Up and a group of 100 PR firms criticized the lack of given timelines for filling some of the new management positions, arguing that they woul
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I think few would disagree that Frances McDormand is one of our greatest living actors. I also am inclined to believe that that same few have likely never seen a movie starring the acclaimed 63-year-old (who is also married to Joel Coen) and had no interest in seeing
Nomadland until after it won Best Picture at the 2021 Oscars. Well, that being said, now seems like as good a time as any to bear witness to the best Frances McDormand movies on streaming or available to watch elsewhere, starting with the latest film to earn her praise from the Academy.
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Kelly Reichardt’s forthcoming First Cow, along with Oscar darlings Nomadland and Minari, bring a fresh, environmentally minded perspective to the age-old western, finds Miriam Balanescu
Several men sit at a bar, in a frontier settlement somewhere in Oregon. The Columbia river gushes nearby. They are talking about a cow, the first to be brought to the settlement via the river. Her mate and calf have not survived the journey. “This ain’t a place for cows,” one man says. “Well, it’s no place for white men either,” another replies. Their conversation feels searingly ironic when reflecting on a country whose cinematic history is dominated by white men, and whose national dish is the hamburger. Yet this is also a reminder that much of America’s multinational colonial history has been erased.
STAR WARS DAY AT THE MICHIGAN THEATER – the 1st Star Wars movie, to 250 (the Michigan Theater seats over 1,600) and it was great! People had a wonderful time and it was great to feel the Michigan Theater safely populated by all times of movie fans – all races, all ages enjoying a classic film!
OPENING DOWNTOWN Limbo OPENS FRIDAY, MAY 7 AT THE STATE
Omar is a promising young musician. Separated from his Syrian family, he is stuck on a remote Scottish island awaiting the fate of his asylum request. Ben Sharrock’s second feature is a funny and poignant cross-cultural satire that subtly sews together the hardship and hope of the refugee experience.
Genius: Aretha
Genius have landed, and they are spectacular. The anthology series focuses on untold stories behind some of history’s greatest minds. They’ve done Einstein and they’ve done Picasso. This time, they’re telling the story of one of the greatest musical talents of the 20th century, Aretha Franklin. Don’t be foolled, this isn t some boring doco. It’s a poignant docudrama which chronicles the moments that made Aretha. You will not want to skip out on this one.
DISNEY+ Star Wars: The Bad Batch This brand new
Star Wars series is both a spin-off and sequel to