Movie News
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AMC Theaters August 20, 2020 Opening
Commentary – Le Anne Lindsay, Editor #MovieNews Of course I wanna go back to seeing movies in the theaters, but what about the air conditioning, #COVID19 possibly circulating in the reconstituted air? As a member of The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, we were asked if we would be willing to head back to the theaters for preview screenings if it was only critics attending. At first I said yes, as there would only be like 10-12 of us and we could each take a row. But then I remembered the whole air conditioning thing and decided no, because I don’t want to wear a mask during a whole movie. And…
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Ticket Giveaway- A Night at the Drive-In
Amazon Studios’ Summer Screening Series Curated by Michael B. Jordan Amazon Studios and Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society – “A Night at the Drive-In”, a nationwide summer screening series featuring a wide selection of films celebrating multi-cultural voices in cinema. In an effort to evoke the nostalgic joy of a summer evening at the drive-in with family and friends, attendance will be at no cost to local communities. “With this drive-in summer series, I hope that friends and families are able to not only enjoy, but to learn and grow. Now more than ever, amplifying Black and Brown stories means engaging culture to speak to hearts and minds about the…
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I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY Whitney Houston Biopic to be helmed by Black, Female Director Stella Meghie
Filmmaker Stella Meghie (Jean of the Joneses, Everything, Everything , The Weekend, The Photograph ) is shaking up Hollywood. Now, a newly minted Academy member with four films under her belt, this writer-director is taking on an ambitious new project: Whitney Houston’s life story! “It’s so strange to think that the teen girl with ‘I’m Every Woman’ playing over and over in her head, running down the hallway, now gets to direct the movie about Whitney’s life. That is very surreal.” The film, titled I Wanna Dance With Somebody, (screenwriter Anthony McCarten (Bohemian Rhapsody) has not yet been cast, but shooting is slated to begin next spring. Sony Pictures picked…
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‘Captain Marvel 2’: ‘Candyman’s Nia DaCosta To Direct Sequel
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor MovieNews As a big MCU fan this is very exciting to me to see a part of the franchise helmed by a female black director 👏🏽 Whoo hoo! However, the only issue I have is that I really hated Nia DaCosta‘s LITTLE WOODS, it’s depressing in a way that’s just bleak, one of those movies where you feel depleted at the end. Jordan Peele (screenplay) DaCosta (director) CANDYMAN which won’t be out til the fall, looks too scary for me to watch. So, I’m a little worried about a big change in tone for the next Captain Marvel installment. The first one had some great…
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Philadelphia Film Society “Save Our Screens” Campaign
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor POST UPDATE: 7/21/2020 Thanks to our community, we have successfully reached our SOS Campaign goal of $150,000 with a total of $151,004 raised… Posted by Philadelphia Film Society on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 There’s hardly an industry that hasn’t been affected by the Pandemic, but the film/movie industry has been truly hard hit across the board, and close to home. I’m glad to see The Philadelphia Film Society (PFS) COVID-19 Fundraiser taking off, as it would be devastating to our city if when life returns to normal they were no longer around. (Worried about the Ritz Landmark Theaters in Philly too). For those that don’t know,…
