Three Amigos: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Guillermo del Toro & Alfonso Cuarón
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo del Toro with Pinocchio puppets at the Academy Museum It was a brilliant late awards-season marketing move by Netflix, putting together three of the greatest directing talents of our time together on stage at the Motion Picture Academy Museum in Los Angeles and billing it as the Three Amigos in Conversation. As a veteran of many events at the museum since it opened in September 2021...
Janelle Monáe to Receive the 7th Annual SEEHER Award at the Critics Choice Awards
You’ve seen Janelle Monáe in hit movies like the current “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.” You’ve heard her albums that have earned several Grammy nominations. And now there’s a new feather in her cap. The Critics Choice Association (CCA) recently announced that Monáe will receive the seventh annual SeeHer Award at the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards January 15 which will be hosted by Chelsea Handler and broadcast on...
‘Everything Everywhere,’ ‘Fabelmans,’ ‘Banshees’ and ‘Babylon’ Top Critics Choice Film Nominations
Members of the Critics Choice Associations showered “Everything Everywhere All at Once” with a leading 14 nominations in the film categories, which were announced today.The list of Best Picture contenders also includes “The Fabelmans,” which scored 11 nods, “Babylon” and “The Banshees of Inisherin,” which garnered an outstanding nine nominations each, along with “Elvis” and “Tár,” which collected seven nominations each.Rounding out...
‘The Woman King,’ ‘Wakanda Forever’ Named Top Films of 2022 by AAFCA
The Woman King reigns! That is the verdict of the African American Film Critics Association which just named it as the best film of 2022. The movie boasts an ensemble cast led by Viola Davis and John Boyega and was directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. “‘The Woman King’, bridges the gap between telling important, heartfelt stories, and providing an entertaining experience for movie-going audiences,” said AAFCA president and...
Berry Gordy, Angela Bassett and Michael B. Jordan Honored at Celebration of Black Cinema and Television
The Critics Choice Association feted honorees at a gala event From the founder of Motown Records to the young actor portraying Lakers legend Magic Johnson, it seemed like just about everyone who is anyone in Black Hollywood was in attendance for the Fifth Annual Critics Choice Association Celebration of Black Cinema and Television. The gala event was held at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles on December 5 and ably hosted by...