Janelle Monรกe, the not-so-secret weapon of 'Glass Onion'
As much as Janelle Monรกe has been a natural, full-body entertainer and a red-carpet head-turner, it has sometimes seemed since her two 2016 big-screen debuts in โHidden Figuresโ and โMoonlightโ that Hollywood hasnโt known quite how to fully harness the wide-ranging talents of such a self-propelled, mold-breaking Black female artist.
New this week: Mariah Carey special, 'Maverick,' 'Best Man'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include Mariah Carey in concert on CBS singing Christmas songs, a free stream of the beloved 1965 animated special โA Charlie Brown Christmasโ and megahit "Top Gun: Maverickโ lands on Paramount+ on Thursday.
New this week: Lizzo, 'Criminal Minds' and 'The Woman King'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include an live posthumous album from Tom Petty, the criminal profile spinoff series โCriminal Minds: Evolution,โ a documentary about the plucky Mars Rover Opportunity and a TV series that focuses on the backstage melodrama at the Chippendaleโs male strip clubs.
Steven Spielberg debuts his movie memoir 'The Fabelmans'
Steven Spielberg premiered his much-anticipated โThe Fabelmansโ to thunderous applause at the Toronto International Film Festival, debuting his most autobiographical film and one the 75-year-old filmmaker said heโs been building toward his whole life.
Netflix lands 'Knives Out' sequels in high-priced deal
FILE - Daniel Craig attends the "Knives Out" photo call on Nov. 15, 2019, in Los Angeles. Netflix said Wednesday, March 31, 2021, it has reached a deal for two sequels to Rian Johnson's acclaimed 2019 whodunit, "Knives Out." Johnson will direct with Daniel Craig returning as inspector Benoit Blanc. It also lands Netflix something it has dearly sought: the kind of major film franchises that traditional studios have long depended on. Made for $40 million, โKnives Outโ grossed $311.4 million in worldwide ticket sales and landed Johnson an Academy Award nomination for best original screenplay.
Christopher Plummer got a third act worth singing about
FILE - Christopher Plummer arrives at the Oscars on March 4, 2018, in Los Angeles. Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)Itโs one of the great Hollywood ironies that Christopher Plummer didnโt like the film that made him a legend. Please.โBorn in Toronto in 1929, Plummer was the great grandson of Canadian Prime Minister John Abbott and fell for the theater at a young age.
โSoul,โ โMa Raineyโsโ among AFIโs top 10 films of the year
This image released by Netflix shows, from second left, Norm Lewis, Clarke Peters Isiah Whitlock Jr., and Delroy Lindo in a scene from "Da 5 Bloods," named one of the top 10 films of the year by The American Film Institute. (David Lee/Netflix via AP)The American Film Institute on Monday announced its top 10 films of the year, including Pixarโs jazz themed โSoulโ and two of Chadwick Bosemanโs final films: the August Wilson adaptation โMa Raineyโs Black Bottomโ and Spike Leeโs Vietnam drama โDa 5 Bloods,โ both of which are Netflix films. AFI also selected Warner Bros.โ Black Panther Party film โJudas and the Black Messiahโ which will have its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Feb. 1. The AFI also named its top 10 television shows, including Netflixโs โThe Queenโs Gambit,โ the Disney+ phenomenon โThe Mandalorianโ and Apple TV+โs โTed Lasso.โThe selection jury included filmmakers Rian Johnson and Lulu Wang. The group also included a special citation for โHamilton.โIn lieu of the annual luncheon celebrating the honorees, AFI will hold a virtual benediction on Feb. 26 streaming on YouTube and the AFI website.
Rian Johnson Reveals the MVP of His All-Star 'Knives Out' Cast (Exclusive)
"It all came from me being a big Agatha Christie fan ever since I was a little kid," Johnson tells ET's Ash Crossan. You have, like, a weird, eccentric detective; you have a big, fun cast of suspects. While the entire cast was stellar, Johnson saves special praise for the incomparable Curtis. Following Knives Out, Johnson has at least one project in the pipeline: In November 2017, Lucasfilm revealed that Johnson, who helmed The Last Jedi, will create a new trilogy of Star Wars films. RELATED CONTENT:'Knives Out': Daniel Craig Investigates Star-Studded Whodunnit in New Trailer'The Last Jedi' Director Rian Johnson Apologizes for THAT Porg Scene (Exclusive)
'Knives Out': Daniel Craig Investigates Star-Studded Whodunnit in New Trailer
On Wednesday, Lionsgate dropped a new trailer for Rian Johnson's upcoming film, Knives Out, which offers loads of new details on the crime at the center of the film -- and all the family members who could be involved. And that's not all the clues that are shared in the new trailer. "Harlan was cleaning house," Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) shares. "The family is truly desperate," Blanc later states. RELATED CONTENT:Chris Evans, Daniel Craig Face Crackling Murder Mystery in First 'Knives Out' TrailerChris Evans Was Once a 'Mystery Date' Board Game ModelDaniel Craig Films 'James Bond' in London Following Ankle Injury