Around the remote: Chuck Barney’s TV and streaming picks for May 2-8
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DON’T MISS: “Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World” Selena Gomez hosts this star-studded event that aims to increase public confidence in Covid-19 vaccines and greatly broaden their accessibility across the globe. Performers at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles include recent Grammy and Oscar-winner H.E.R., Jennifer Lopez, Eddie Vedder, Foo Fighters and J Balvin. Also scheduled to appear: President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, along with other celebrities and world leaders. (8 p.m. ET Saturday, ABC, CBS, and YouTube; Also airing at 11 p.m. on Fox).
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Selena: The Series about? When Netflix first announced the project, the streaming service made clear that the show would be a two-part coming-of-age drama.
The musical drama promises to take viewers through a journey that begins in Corpus Christi, where Selena first began singing at small gigs with her siblings, and will whisk us off all the way through to the recording years that made the Tejano singer one of the most beloved Latin icons of all time.
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Who plays who? After an exhaustive casting process, Christian Serratos was announced as the titular star. Serratos is best known for her roles in the
Honoring Women Filmmakers Worldwide, Lady Filmmakers Film Festival Launches New Streaming Service Beginning on May 1
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ES NEW STREAMING SERVICE BEGINNING ON MAY 1 - New Streaming Channel will be available for $4.99 a month on Film Festival Flix
“We are so excited to bring content from the past 13 years for audiences to enjoy again or newly discover plus recent curated films and series by offering it on our new streaming channel,” said festival founders Patricia DiSalvo Viayra and Mike Viayra. HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (PRWEB) April 21, 2021 Continuing on their mission of championing and advancing the work of women filmmakers, The Lady Filmmakers Film Festival announced today a brand-new streaming channel set to launch worldwide beginning on Saturday, May 1st. Now in its 13th year, the well-respected film festival has always led the way in celebrating and honoring women filmmakers and the men who collabor
Exclusive: Lady Filmmakers Channel Launching In May
The Lady Filmmakers Channel will cost $4.99 a month
The Lady Filmmakers Film Festival is launching its own streaming channel starting May 1. Priced at $4.99 a month on Film Festival Flix, the Lady Filmmakers Channel will launch with more than 150 projects that range from full-length films to documentaries and animated shorts. Just like how the festival has honored women in film for 13 years, every film included on the channel has women in key roles, such as writer, director, producer, cinematographer, production designer and editor.
Incredible talent will be on display in the selection of films including Glenn Close, Angela Sarafyan, Irma P Hall, Kyra Zagorsky, Julie Cobb, Joanna Cassidy, Larry Miller, Ray Abruzzo, Ricardo Chavira, Darby Stanchfield, Molly C Quinn, Mindy Sterling, Concetta Tomei and James Cromwell.
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