The greatest revelation in “My Name Is Pauli Murray,” a new documentary about the poet, writer, activist, labor organizer, legal theorist, and Episcopal priest whose ideas shaped legal arguments for both race and gender equality, is that what made Murray so keenly attuned to the burdens of inequality — being Black, queer, and assigned female at birth — are the very things that robbed Murray of the recognition they so deserve....

“I feel like someone handed me a ticking time-bomb because they wanted to make sure a woman was holding it when it explodes,” says Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim, played by the exhilarating Sandra Oh, in a moment of well-earned frustration about halfway through the Netflix limited series. The newly appointed chair of her university’s English department, Ji-Yoon is asked to tackle problem after problem at a dizzying pace. Some are institutional, ironed out only via a delicate balance of polite schmoozing and steadfast resolve....

After video of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery went viral months after his death, writer/performer Timothy Ware-Hill dusted off an old poem and filmed himself reciting it while running in his neighborhood, as Arbery was doing when he was killed. The video gained attention of many, including director Arnon Manor, who had the idea to transform the poem into a collage of different animation styles. Their collaboration led to “Cops and Robbers,” which employed over 40 animators across the globe to create a poignant pastiche of visuals over Ware-Hill’s performance....

In the months leading up to the highly anticipated sequel, may felt that the film’s plot and release date were almost as big of a mystery as the identity of the murderer. The Greek-set film features Benoit Blanc solving a new original mystery, but little else was known about the project. That all changed during the Toronto International Film Festival, when the film released a teaser after its world premiere and confirmed a November theatrical run ahead of its December streaming release date....

It won’t be easy. But if he can make it here… Amoaku comes to New York with some three decades of experience in production: He worked as location manager for NBC’s “Chicago Fire,” and his career has included a long list of call-sheet positions from actor and director to production coordinator. He was tapped for the deputy commissioner position at the New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) last month after serving as the director of the Chicago Film Office since 2019....

Byer, already a nominee for Outstanding Host of a Reality or Competition Program — and the first Black woman ever nominated in the category — will guide viewers through five nights of Creative Arts ceremonies. Byer’s Netflix series “Nailed It!” will be competing for two awards, including Outstanding Competition Program. As was previously announced, the Creative Arts Emmys will be spread over a week and lead up to the Primetime Emmy Awards....

According to local news site HK01 (via The Hollywood Reporter), Kidman flew into Hong Kong on a private jet on August 12 and was exempted from Hong Kong’s then-seven-day hotel quarantine, even for those vaccinated, for Australians. This was in spite of Sydney re-entering lockdown after a spike in Delta variant cases. Beginning Friday (per the Associated Press), those vaccinated travelers arriving from Australia will now have to quarantine in a hotel room for 14 days, since Australia has been reclassified as a medium-risk country....

“When the opportunity arose to partner with Alicia and Olivier we jumped at the chance,” HBO Programming executive vice president Francesca Orsi said in a statement. “Olivier is a master at weaving unique narratives imbued with levity and drama and Alicia is one of the most versatile, celebrated actors of our time. They have an undeniable, distinct vision for the reimagining of Olivier’s cult classic film, and we can’t wait to tell it with them....

Qualley released the “Love Me Like You Hate Me” music video October 23, and the project quickly went viral thanks to its NSFW explicit content and the involvement of actors Margaret Qualley and Shia LaBeouf. Among the collaborators who worked on the music video were LaBeouf’s “Honey Boy” cinematographer Natasha Braier, the choreography collective JA, and producer and frequent LaBeouf collaborator Luke Turner. Listed among the video’s end credits was a “special thanks to Olivia Wilde....

But those films share something else. All were available for home viewing in the U.S. the same day they reached theaters. Indeed, five of the six biggest grossing titles this year, and six of the top eight, had that option. Theater play elevates films. Still, the studios that provide them to theaters are transitioning to a long-term battle for home platform prominence. Exhibitors are retailers and tend to resist change....

“We’ve been driven to the edges of the world, the places no one else wanted,” Standing Bear said. “Kansas City used to be part of our territory. Now half of our twenty-three thousand people live outside Oklahoma, but we’re trying to bring everyone back home.” Standing Bear is serving as a consultant on “Killers of the Flower Moon” and worked with Scorsese throughout pre-production to ensure the movie accurately depicts the Osage Nation....

The most prolific and tireless voice during this period was Oscar Micheaux, who blazed trails in Black American cinema beginning with his 1919 feature debut, “The Homesteader,” the first feature film written and directed by an African American. It’s been 90 years since he became the first Black filmmaker to produce a sound feature film with “The Exile;” it’s been 70 years since his death. And still, Micheaux’s impact hasn’t been fully measured and recognized by Hollywood....

As previously announced, the 95th Academy Awards will take place on March 12, 2023, live from the Dolby Theatre. The Academy’s Board of Governors has approved amendments to the Oscars. The eligibility period for Academy Awards consideration will return to the full calendar year: a feature film must have a qualifying theatrical release date between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022. The Academy Screening Room will no longer be a method of qualification, as theaters have reopened; the six qualifying U....

The “Wedding Crashers” alum, who starred as Mobius M. Mobius in the Disney+ series, revealed to ComicBook.com that he has been scolded “multiple times” for letting details slip about the Marvel show. “We’ll see what happens with this one,” Wilson explained of the upcoming season, now filming in London. “I immediately get kind of self-conscious because they’re so kind of uptight.” When Wilson’s “Secret Headquarters” co-director Ariel Schulman asked him in the joint interview if Marvel has ever reprimanded him for saying too much about plot details, Wilson replied, “Yes....

The era of the erotic thriller is all but forgotten, with sensuality giving way to Marvel movies and watered-down studio films. But “Showgirls” and “Basic Instinct” director Verhoeven isn’t letting steamy cinema go down without a fight. “Sex is the essence of existence,” the filmmaker, whose 2021 “Benedetta” is now releasing in the U.K., told The Times. “Without it, there are no species anymore. So why is that a big secret?...

A collection of 19 jury members — all industry professionals, media scholars, critics, and journalists — pored over more than 1,200 submissions and revealed the winners over a multi-day virtual ceremony with presenters like Melissa McCarthy, Riz Ahmed, and Alicia Keys. In the Entertainment category, the voting body especially highlighted bright, innovative comedies like FX’s “Reservation Dogs,” Peacock’s “We Are Lady Parts,” and HBO Max’s “Sort Of,” which not only bring laughs but introduce audiences to stories from people of historically underrepresented backgrounds....

After first playing the role of the nationalist, peace-loving superhero willing to kill as many people as it takes to promote peace in director James Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad,” Cena returns to the character — and Gunn — for Gunn’s eight-episode series for the streamer which debuts January 13. Now the series focuses on Peacemaker and a ragtag team looking to keep the world a safer place, even if sometimes they cause a little damage of their own doing it....

Peacock, the NBCUniversal-owned streaming service that launched nationally in July 2020, has been a key discussion point in Comcast’s earnings reports over the last year. Though Comcast executives shared Peacock sign-up data in prior earnings reports, NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell declined to provide new Peacock data in response to analysts’ questions beyond stating that “a few million” users signed up for the streaming service, which offers both a free, ad-supported tier and two paid premium tiers....

“When Quentin Tarantino came to direct us, he was such a big fan of the show, he only did one take,” Margulies said. “So they didn’t have a choice to edit. We would rehearse, rehearse, rehearse. We would do one take and he would go, ‘Great, let’s move on!’ And I asked him why he was doing that and he said, ‘It’ll be my cut no matter what.’” Tarantino directed the 24th episode of the first season of “ER,” titled “Motherhood....

Here’s Netflix’s official synopsis: “After a whirlwind romance in Monte Carlo with handsome widower Maxim de Winter (Armie Hammer), a newly married young woman (Lily James) arrives at Manderley, her new husband’s imposing family estate on a windswept English coast. Naive and inexperienced, she begins to settle into the trappings of her new life, but finds herself battling the shadow of Maxim’s first wife, the elegant and urbane Rebecca, whose haunting legacy is kept alive by Manderley’s sinister housekeeper Mrs....