In 2003’s
The Corporation, B.C. filmmakers Joel Bakan and Jennifer Abbott warned us that if the modern corporation was put through a psychological assessment, it’d be diagnosed a psychopath. In 2020, they returned with a sequel that admits an awful truth: the psychopaths won.
The New Corporation recaps the ensuing years of economic collapses and global decay, even incorporating COVID-19 into its narrative as both a technical obstacle to be worked through and the inevitable result of corporate disregard for public health. (And yes, this anti-corporate exposé counts Rogers and Bell among its production partners, which is perhaps the most 2020 thing about it.)
Kelly Ripa looked incredible in a hot pink dress showcasing her tiny waist in a jaw-dropping photo on Instagram. The Live with Kelly and Ryan star was celebrating a special occasion
Young Black Hollywood Stars to Watch in 2021
Despite the COVID crisis, Black Hollywood continues to stand up, speak up, and make a difference on- and off-screen during the new year.
Despite the COVID crisis, Black Hollywood continues to stand up, speak up, and make a difference on- and off-screen. From John Boyega’s passionate Black Lives Matter speech in London to Skai Jackson and her dedication to exposing “as many racists as she can,” this rising class of leading young men and women are the change many fought to make a way for and they are loud and proud.
Hollywood’s pesky habit of ignoring characters of color from the blockbuster charts is quickly eroding into a new wave. Studios such as MACRO (Charles D. King), ARRAY (Ava DuVernay), JuVee Productions (Viola Davis), and Outlier Society (Michael B. Jordan) are engaging international audiences and telling unforgettable stories that speak to a healthy surge of creativity happening in the game.
The United States vs. Billie Holiday Trailer: Her Voice Would Not Be Silenced
Hulu has acquired the U.S. rights to Lee Daniels’
The United States vs. Billie Holiday, which will debut as a Hulu Original film on Hulu on February 26, 2021. Additionally, the first trailer was released showcasing the first footage of Andra Day as Billie Holiday. You can check out the trailer now in the player below along with the new key art!
The legendary Billie Holiday, one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time, spent much of her career being adored by fans across the globe. Beginning in the 1940s in New York City, the federal government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to escalate and racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial and heart-wrenching ballad, “Strange Fruit.”