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Attention, Spn Family. You’re invited to a Supernatural reunion, though it takes an alternate form from what you’d assume. Word has come down the wire that Jared Padalecki and Misha Collins are officially joining Jensen Ackles for the fifth and final season of The Boys as guest stars.

Eric Kripke, who created The Boys for television, also created Sam Winchester and Castiel, Padalecki and Collins’ respective Supernatural characters. Supernatural fans have waited years for these three to reunite, and it’s only natural for them to cross paths on The Boys before the show goes the way of the dodo.

The trio announced they’re getting the band back together via an Instagram video, proclaiming they’ve “got work to do” for The Boys Season 5. Padalecki and Collins’s roles are being kept under wraps, but that doesn’t mean you can’t start celebrating what is sure to be a momentous occasion.

Jared Padalecki and Misha Collins have made it official!

Following speculations the Supernatural duo will appear in Prime Video’s The Boys, they announced on Wednesday that guest appearances in the fifth and final season have been booked. Details on their roles are under wraps.

Padalecki and Collins will once again work opposite Jensen Ackles, their Supernatural co-star who joined The Boys in Season 3. The trio created an Instagram video to share the news.

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Based on The New York Times’ best-selling comic by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, The Boys subverts the superhero genre. It imagines a present-day world where awesome avengers, controlled by the unscrupulous Vought corporation, purport to stand for “truth and justice” while secretly committing heinous acts.

The series also stars Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford,...

Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. To keep up with our latest features, sign up for the Weekly Edit newsletter and follow us @mubinotebook on Twitter and Instagram.News Peter Pan.Disney will no longer include content warnings before classic films that feature racial stereotypes on its streaming service Disney+ as part of a shift in Dei strategy following President Trump’s second inauguration. In 2020, the company began appending an introductory text to movies like Dumbo (1941) and Peter Pan (1953) cautioning viewers of “negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures,” insisting that “these stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now.” Now, a disclaimer stating that a film “may contain stereotypes or negative depictions” will be buried in its “details section.”Shiori Ito has pledged to reedit sections of her film, Black Box Diaries (2024), which chronicles her own sexual assault case, to remove unauthorized content.

The Boys‘ fifth and final season is beginning to take shape at Prime Video as Eric Kripke‘s twisted superhero series prepares to bid viewers farewell. But fret not, because there are plenty of exciting milestones to come as we look ahead to the show and franchise’s future at the streamer. Below, we’re breaking down everything we know about The Boys Season 5 so far ranging from casting news to premiere dates, and more. Who is new to The Boys Season 5? The show’s official social media account announced that Daveed Diggs, best known for his roles in Hamilton and Snowpiercer will step into a mystery role yet-to-be-revealed. “New S5 crumbs… let’s all welcome Daveed Diggs to The Boys family, shall we? He’ll be playing a character in the show. That’s all ya get for now,” the post teased. He’s the first new cast member...

Hollywood’s biggest night isn’t just about shiny trophies and emotional speeches; it’s also packed with drama behind the scenes. And this year, an anonymous Academy voter just dropped some wild insider tea.

Adrien Brody in The Pianist | Credits: Universal Pictures

Apparently, Adrien Brody’s The Brutalist wasn’t the best pick — it was just the only pick. Why? Because a way better 2024 film tackling America’s racist past didn’t even get a nomination.

Did Nickel Boys’ snub hand The Brutalist the Best Picture crown? Herisse as Elwood Curtis in Nickel Boys | Credits: Amazon MGM Studios

Adrien Brody’s The Brutalist was the clear pick for Best Picture — yeah, but only because Nickel Boys didn’t make the cut.

That’s the word from an anonymous Academy member, and honestly? They might have a point. RaMell Ross’ powerful adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s novel landed a Best...

As the European Film Market kicks off Feb. 13 in Berlin with a new market head, Tanja Meissner, at the helm, this year’s buzziest titles suggest the industry will be looking toward tried-and-true genre fare and splashy, star-driven packages to thaw the winter chill.

Bankable stars are expected to heat things up in Berlin, with Ari Aster and A24’s “Eddington”, Guy Ritchie’s “Wife & Dog”, Ernest Dickerson’s untitled hitman thriller and Kantemir Balagov’s “Butterfly Jam” showcasing how marquee names remain a safe bet as uncertainty continues to reign in the theatrical market.

On the genre side of things, horror is still expected to scare up sales, with buyers looking to sink their fangs into Isabelle Huppert’s 16th-century vampire mystery “The Blood Countess” and Jacob Chase’s killer canine genre-bender “Bad Boy,” starring Ke Huy Quan and Lili Reinhart. Meanwhile, comedy could be making a comeback,...

Amazon MGM’s powerful drama Nickel Boys, based on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, is set to make its digital debut. The Oscar-nominated film, which had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival before a limited theatrical release in December 2024, has garnered critical acclaim for its harrowing portrayal of injustice. Here’s everything you need to know about when and where you can stream Nickel Boys online.

What is Nickel Boys About?

Nickel Boys is inspired by the true story of the infamous Dozier School for Boys, a reform school in Florida known for its brutal treatment of students. The film follows Elwood Curtis (Ethan Herisse) and Turner (Brandon Wilson), two African-American boys navigating the horrors of the Nickel Academy in the 1960s. As Elwood clings to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s teachings, Turner adopts a more cynical approach to survival—forcing both to make impossible choices in a deeply unjust system.

Big names, high concepts, and crowd-pleasing thrills are the order of the day at this year’s European Film Market, where commercial fare is dominating over the usual arthouse prestige plays, reflecting an industry uncertain of the future of the theatrical business in the post-covid world. Action, horror, and comedy are leading the charge, with star-driven projects like Guy Ritchie’s Wife & Dog (Benedict Cumberbatch, Rosamund Pike), Mary Bronstein’s If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (Rose Byrne, Conan O’Brien, A$AP Rocky), and Ernest Dickerson’s untitled hitman thriller (Samuel L. Jackson, Daveed Diggs) among the titles generating early buzz.

Genre filmmakers are also stepping up in a big way, with The Raid’s Iko Uwais launching a new production/sales outfit in Berlin for his brand of martial-arts madness, and horror entries like Bad Boy — starring Ke Huy Quan and Lili Reinhart — and the body-horror thriller...

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‘Emilia’s Awards Chances…

A week is a long time: Last time I penned this very newsletter we led with the headline ‘Emilia’s Oscar March’. Not the same story this week. An unprecedented situation has played out over the past seven days during which the initial frontrunner for multiple (and possibly record-breaking) Oscar wins has been seeing its chances go up in smoke. This is due to Emilia Pérez lead Karla Sofía Gascón’s highly offensive and frankly vile tweets unearthed from several years back, which first emerged late last week. You’ve likely all seen the tweets, but what has happened since is the film’s maker, co-stars and crew trying to tout the film in spite of, not because of, its lead. At the same time, Gascón’s...

WME Independent will commence sales at EFM next week on survival thriller The Nowhere Game in its latest collaboration with Picturestart following the Sundance hit Together.

Kiernan Shipka from The Last Showgirl and Twister and Mckenna Grace from the upcoming Scream 7 and the Ghostbusters franchise will star in the story of two young women on a road trip who are kidnapped and thrust into a horrifying live online survival spectacle as a hunter stalks them in a forest.

David Charbonier and Justin Douglas Powell will co-direct from a screenplay by Alex Pototsky. WME Independent and UTA Independent Film Group jointly represents US rights.

The highly-anticipated Daisy Edgar-Jones and Jacob Elordi romance “On Swift Horses” will make its U.S. premiere at the 2025 SXSW Film & TV Festival. The film’s start marks the festival’s end.

IndieWire can announce that the epic from “Fellow Travelers” director Daniel Minahan is the Closing Night feature for SXSW. As previously confirmed, “Another Simple Favor” will make its world premiere as the Opening Night selection; Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Apple TV+ series “The Studio” is the Opening Night TV premiere. Check out the full SXSW Film & TV Festival lineup here.

“On Swift Horses” stars Elordi as veteran Julius, who upends his brother’s (Will Poulter) newlywed bliss after he returns from the Korean War, as his appearance sparks something unexpected in his new sister-in-law (Edgar-Jones). “On Swift Horses” is based on the 2019 novel by Shannon Pufahl, and Bryce Kass adapted the novel for the screen.

“On Swift Horses...

South by Southwest has rounded out its film lineup for the 2025 edition, while also announcing that Daniel Minahan’s On Swift Horses will close the Film & TV Festival in its U.S. premiere.

Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi and Will Poulter starring movie follows Muriel (Edgar-Jones) and her husband Lee (Poulter) as they are about to begin a bright new life, which is upended by the arrival of Lee’s brother. Muriel embarks on a secret life, gambling on racehorses and discovering a love she never thought possible. The Sony Pictures Classics romance also features Diego Calva and Sasha Calle. Pic was produced by Peter Spears, Daniel Minahan, Tim Headington, Mollye Asher, Theresa Steele Page, Michael D’Alto and written by Bryce Kass. On Swift Horses made its world premiere at TIFF back in September.

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Making its world premiere is Jillian Bell’s feature directorial debut Summer of 69 which the...

For the first time since 2022, this year’s South by Southwest Film & Television Festival does not overlap with the Oscars — which seems to have given SXSW curators a richer field to pull from, as the 2025 lineup has no shortage of buzzy titles and stars. Running from March 7-15, the festival will present 111 movies and 17 series featuring the likes of Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick, Seth Rogen, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Matthew McConaughey, Issa Rae, Jenna Ortega, Daveed Diggs and more.

The festival will open with “Another Simple Favor,” the sequel to the 2018 comedic thriller “A Simple Favor,” once again starring Lively and Kendrick and directed by Paul Feig. The new film is set in Capri, Italy, where Stephanie (Kendrick) and Emily (Lively) travel for Emily’s wedding to a rich Italian businessman; as the logline reveals, “murder and betrayal” ensue. Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Henry Golding, Elizabeth Perkins,...

SXSW announced the rest of its 2025 film and television lineup on Wednesday, including the world premiere of Jillian Bell's directorial debut Summer Of '69. It was also announced that the festival will feature the U.S. premiere of On Swift Horses, directed by Daniel Minahan. The film stars Jacob Elordi...

Samuel L. Jackson and Daveed Diggs are to star in a new hitman thriller from director Ernest Dickerson.The 76-year-old actor and the ‘Nickel Boys’ star, 43, have been cast in the upcoming movie, which is being penned by ‘Gringo’ writer Matthew Stone and produced by Vincent Newman. Jackson’s part - which was written specifically for him by Stone - will be that of a recently retired and very outspoken hitman who worked for the mob boss known as Easy-a, while Diggs will play the character’s nephew.The synopsis reads: “When his nephew Leslie (Diggs), is implicated in the theft of the mob’s earnings, Morris (Jackson) gets a call from his old boss that forces him off the golf course and back into action to negotiate one last job: he’s got the weekend to help the kid recover the stolen money or put a bullet in him.

Exclusive: Samuel L. Jackson (The Piano Lesson)and Daveed Diggs (Nickel Boys) are set to star in a new hitman thriller from filmmaker Ernest Dickerson (Juice) and Gringo scribe Matthew Stone.

Vincent Newman (Maggie Moore(s)) is producing the currently untitled project, which Contentious Media will finance.

WME Independent is handling international sales. Fifth Season, CAA Media Finance and Contentious Media will handle North America.

In a part written specifically for him by Stone, screen icon Jackson plays Morris Stokes, a recently retired and very opinionated hitman for mob boss Easy-a. The synopsis reads: “When his nephew Leslie (Diggs), is implicated in the theft of the mob’s earnings, Morris gets a call from his old boss that forces him off the golf course and back into action to negotiate one last job: he’s got the weekend to to help the kid recover the stolen money or put a bullet in him.

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La esperadísima película Nickel Boys, de RaMell Ross, nominada a la Mejor Película y al Mejor Guion Adaptado en los Premios Óscar 2025, por fin tiene fecha de estreno en España. Pero, ojo: no veremos la película en las salas de cine. En su lugar, estará disponible directamente en streaming. Algo que ya ocurrió en su momento con Saltburn o American Fiction.

Basada en la novela homónima de Colson Whitehead, ganadora del Premio Pulitzer, Nickel Boys nos transporta a la Florida de los años 60, donde dos adolescentes negros, después de ser enviados a la despiadada Academia Nickel, encuentran consuelo y esperanza en su amistad frente a la violencia, el abuso y el racismo de la época.

La película está protagonizada por Ethan Herisse (Así nos ven), Brandon Wilson (The Way Back), Hamish Linklater (Misa de medianoche), Fred Hechinger (Gladiator...

Silo is a dystopian sci-fi series created by Graham Yost (Justified) based on a series of novels by Hugh Howey. The season 2 finale aired on January 17 and fans are eager to find something to fill the void until the third season airs on AppleTV+.

The series is set in a dystopian future and follows a community that resides in an underground silo. The group is ruled by a set of regulations implemented years ago that were believed to be established for their own protection, but everyone has been living like this for so long that the original reasons have been lost. Silo has a 92% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and has been praised for its worldbuilding, thrilling story, and Rebecca Ferguson's incredible performance as engineer-turned-sheriff Juliette Nichols.

Below is a list of similarly themed shows that Silo fans can enjoy until the next season comes along.

Cooper Carter, Lee Pace...

How do the 2025 Oscars Best Picture nominees stack up on Rotten Tomatoes? And does the film with the highest freshness rating have a better shot at winning the big prize?

While critics’ scores don’t determine the Best Picture lineup (there are thousands of highly rated movies each year), once the lineup is selected by the Motion Picture Academy, there are at least a few tea leaves worth reading. For instance, the only film to win Best Picture in the last 10 years with a freshness rating lower than 90 percent is Green Book, which has a Tomatometer score of just 77 percent.

Last year’s winner, Oppenheimer, holds a formidable 93 percent, but it didn’t rank first among it’s competitors. That distinction went to The Holdovers, which has a rating of 97 percent. So, a movie doesn’t have to have the highest score to win Best Picture, but it certainly helps its chances.

Now that the Golden Globes are over, the official Oscar race is set to begin! On January 23rd the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will announce this year’s nominees, with the 97th Oscars Ceremony scheduled to happen on March 2nd. So before the committee announces their list for the Best Picture category, let’s predict 5 films on the list.

A screengrab of the Oscars thumbnail | image: YouTube/Clanhold Cinema

While The Brutalist, The Substance, Anora, A Complete Unknown, Dune: Part Two, Wicked, and Emilia Pérez are already believed to be the Oscar front-runner for the Best Picture category, we’ve 5 films that took people by surprise with their potential to win an Oscar nod. So let’s check out the list below and wait to see if the films ultimately qualify as nominees.

5. Conclave

Director: Edward Berger

Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Isabella Rossellini

Streaming: Peacock,...

Even if you haven’t seen “Nickel Boys,” the film adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s 2019 novel, you’ve likely heard how it was shot from first-person perspective of its two protagonists. Director RaMell Ross and cinematographer Jomo Fray filmed scenes in uninterrupted shots as if the audience is moving (the camera sometimes physically attached to the actor), listening, and watching through the perspective of Elwood (Ethan Herisse) and Turner (Brandon Wilson). The ground-breaking approach to filming, which Ross dubbed “sentient Pov,” meant an equally radical approach to editing. No longer was the audience in its familiar seat of omniscient spectator, denying the editor the ability to crosscut and seamlessly switch perspectives across the action. “Nickel Boys” editor Nicholas Monsour told IndieWire he had to “unlearn” years of what had become second nature when editing traditional scripted narrative projects, most notably for Jordan Peele.

“It was letting go of stuff I...

clipping. have announced their new album, Dead Channel Sky, out March 14th via Sub Pop. The trio of rapper Daveed Diggs and producers Jonathan Snipes and William Hutson has also announced a 2025 North American tour and shared a new single titled “Change the Channel.” Stream it below.

Named one of our most anticipated albums, Dead Channel Sky features guest appearances from Aesop Rock, Nels Cline, Bitpanic, Tia Nomore, and Sub Pop labelmates Cartel Madras. The 20-track project was produced and mixed by clipping. and Steve Kaplan, with mastering by Levi Seitz.

The supporting tour kicks off on March 14th with a hometown show in Los Angeles and will also feature stops in Phoenix, Denver, Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver before wrapping up in Sacramento on May 3rd. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 10th. Tickets can be purchased here.

Arriving after recent singles “Run It” and “Keep Pushing,” the blistering “Change...

Helen Hunt wowed audiences as storm-chaser Dr. Jo Harding in 1996’s Twister. Naturally, fans assumed she’d be back in the 2024 follow-up, Twisters. But to everyone’s surprise, the Hollywood actress isn’t part of the new movie. Not even a cameo.

Daisy Edgar-Jones, Anthony Ramos, and Glen Powell in Twisters (Credits: Universal Pictures)

So, why didn’t the actress, who helped make Twister an iconic film, return for the sequel? The answer is more surprising—and infuriating—than you might think. The studio had a very distinct direction in mind for Twisters, and Hunt’s bold ideas for the sequel were also shut down before they even got a fair chance. Let’s break it all down!

Helen Hunt’s absence from Twisters – what really happened Helen Hunt in Twister (Credits: Warner Bros. Pictures)

Honestly, the answer behind Helen Hunt’s absence from 2024’s Twisters is pretty simple: Hunt...

Chicago – America’s “Jim Crow” era … the systemic period of white supremacy by legal means against black Americans … continues to yield horror stories of institutional inhumanity. One such story is in a new film, based on a popular novel, entitled “Nickel Boys, which is co-adapted and directed by RaMell Ross.

‘Nickel Boys,’ Directed by RaMell Ross (inset)

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Rating: 3.5/5.0

Based on the novel by Colson Whitehead, “Nickel Boys” takes place in 1962 during Jim Crow in Florida, as a teenage black male named Elwood (Ethan Herisse) is falsely accused by authorities as being an accomplice to stealing a car. He is sent to a segregated reform school called Nickel Academy … a fictionalized version of the real Florida Dozier School for Boys. While there, he forms a close friendship with a boy named Turner (Brandon Wilson) as they try to survive the abuse by the school and its corrupt administrators.

Warning! This Article Contains Major Spoilers About The Masked Singer Season 12!The Masked Singer season 12 contestant Wasp was one of the 15 mystery celebrity singers competing for the Golden Mask trophy, and he placed second to Boyz II Men's Buffalos, and was revealed to be singer and actor Mario. The Masked Singer season 12 welcomed back host Nick Cannon, along with panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, and Rita Ora. For the first time ever, every contestant has been introduced by a Masked Ambassador, an alum from the show who has a special connection to the singer.

The Masked Singer season 12 began with Group A, which included winners the Buffalos (Boyz II Men), Leaf Sheep (John Elway), Showbird (Yvette Nicole Brown), Woodpecker (Marsai Martin), and Ship (Paula Cole). The Group B contestants consisted of Wasp (Mario), Dust Bunny (Andy Richter), Chess Piece (Laverne Cox), Bluebell (Natalie Imbruglia), and Goo (Kobie Turner...

It’s the season finale of The Masked Singer!

The season 12 finale of the hit Fox mystery competition series aired on Wednesday night (December 18).

The show, which began in South Korea, features celebrities singing songs while wearing costumes and face masks concealing their identities until they’re eliminated. Throughout the season, the contestants provide clues to try and help the judges and fans figure out who is under the mask.

This season also features Ambassadors, who are all alums of the series, that have a special connection to each singer and will be providing major new clues about their friends’ identities.

During the episode, the Top Two – Wasp & Buffaloes – hit the stage for their final performances of the season.

While on stage, Wasp first performed “When I Was Your Man” by Bruno Mars before performing “I’m Your Baby Tonight” by Whitney Houston.

Click inside to check out all of...

Nickel Boys is set in Jim Crow-era Florida and follows two Black teens, Elwood Curtis and Turner, who must endure the brutal and heartbreaking conditions of Nickel Academy. Despite all of the horrors around them, Elwood seems to always believe justice will prevail, while Turner teaches survival through cynicism. Their friendship makes this movie exceptionally powerful.

Newcomers Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson Elwood and Turner in Nickel Boys, which also stars Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Daveed Diggs. Director RaMell Ross opted to tell this story in a unique way that makes the audience truly feel as if they are experiencing things right alongside the young boys. His decision to film the movie in point-of-view style makes it one of the standouts of the year. Nickel Boys is based on a book, which was inspired by a true story. It is now playing in New York theaters and opens in Los Angeles...

Exclusive: Ora Duplass and Chosen Jacobs (It) will lead Their Town, a YA romantic two-hander from director Katie Aselton (Mack & Rita) and Duplass Brothers Productions.

The project is a family affair, as Aselton is Duplass’ mother and is working from a script by husband Mark Duplass. Shot in Bangor, Maine, the film centers on teenagers Abby (Duplass) and Matt (Jacobs). When Abby’s boyfriend unexpectedly drops out of the high school play, she is forced to help outlier Matt step into the role opposite her. Over the course of a long night wandering their small town, the two examine their futures and unearth surprises from their past.

Supporting cast includes Daveed Diggs (Hamilton), Jeffrey Self (Search Party), Kim Shaw (You!), Leonardo Nam (Westworld), and William Atticus Parker (Atrabilious). Producers included Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, Mel Eslyn, and Shuli Harel for Duplass Brothers Productions, as well as Aselton and Mary Budd.

Nickel Boys is set in Jim Crow-era Florida. It follows two Black teens, Elwood Curtis (Ethan Herisse) and Turner (Brandon Wilson), who are forced to endure the brutal conditions of Nickel Academy, which is a reformatory for boys. While Turner teaches survival through cynicism, Elwood clings to his belief in justice, despite the horrors around them. Their friendship offers a glimmer of hope amidst a backdrop of systemic racism and violence.

The performances by Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson bring something special to the table. Without their chemistry, Nickel Boys does not work as well as it does. This is the first major feature film role for both Herisse and Wilson, but it certainly will not be the last. Nickel Boys is now playing in New York theaters and opens in Los Angeles on December 20. The movie also stars Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Daveed Diggs.

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Nickel Boys follows two Black teens, Elwood Curtis and Turner, as they endure the brutal conditions of Nickel Academy, a reformatory for boys. Their friendship offers a glimmer of hope through a backdrop of systemic racism and violence.

Daveed Diggs portrays adult Elwood in the film, which tells this story in a very unique way that captures various points of view (literally). Diggs is a seasoned actor, well known for his roles in Hamilton and Snowpiercer, just to name a few. Nickel Boys is now playing in New York theaters and opens in Los Angeles on December 20.

Related Nickel Boys Review: Clearly One Of 2024’s Strongest Movies

ScreenRant interviewed David Diggs about Nickel Boys, which is based on a book that is inspired by a true story. He discusses what it was about this project that made him want to be a part of it, as well as the...

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is using her fashion to make a statement!

The Oscar-nominated actress, best known for her work in King Richard and Origin, attended the premiere of her new movie Nickel Boys on Monday night (December 16) at the DGA Theater Complex in Los Angeles.

Aunjanue was joined at the event by co-stars Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Daveed Diggs, Fred Hechinger, Hamish Linklater (with wife Lily Rabe), and Jimmie Fails, as well as writer and director RaMell Ross.

On the red carpet, Aunjanue told the AP how she uses fashion to challenge the ideas of femininity.

Keep reading to find out more…

“[My outfit] is Balenciaga and all of these red carpets and all these appearances that I’ve done, I’ve wanted to do something that honored my queerness, my wanting to do something that didn’t live up the expectation of femininity in these red carpet situations. I’ve wanted to push against that,...

At long last, the remaining contestants from The Masked Singer Season 12 — Buffalos and Wasp — will compete for the Golden Mask during the Dec. 18 finale on Fox. But will the ultimate winner be Group A’s mammalian singing trio or Group B’s buzzed-about soloist? And, more importantly, which famous faces are hiding underneath the remaining masks, anyway?

If you’re looking for The Masked Singer spoilers for Buffalos and Wasp, you’ve come to the right place! Gold Derby’s official guess for Buffalos is Boyz II Men, and our official guess for Wasp is Mario. Don’t believe us? Let’s examine all of the various clues, one by one:

Masked Ambassador Clues

Buffalos: Their ambassador is Season 5 champ Nick Lachey, aka Piglet. The music star has been oinking it up with Boyz II Men ever since they toured together — along with the rest of Lachey’s boy band group,...

Illustrations by Zoé Maghamès Peters.Artists think about it all the time. What is in me? How am I going to get it out? And what is it going to be once I get it out there? These thoughts are not just the precursor to a practice, but fuel for the creative act. When you think this way, nearly everything in life becomes admissible as evidence of some great work to come: that object, those gestures, her voice, this taste, these words in that order. The resulting practice might merely represent these observations, or it might transform them into new language. When I first speak with the artist and filmmaker RaMell Ross this fall, on a rainy morning in a small and busy PR office in midtown Manhattan, our conversation winds through combinations of questions, prompts, declarations, and answers. Ross’s way of talking, like his filmmaking style, is discursive yet harmonic.

The Toronto Film Critics Association has named RaMell Ross’s narrative debut Nickel Boys as its best movie of 2024, adding to the film’s award season prominence.

In voting on Sunday, Toronto film reviewers also gave the drama about a friendship between two young African American men navigating a reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida the best director prize for Ross, who also shared the best adapted screenplay honor with Joslyn Barnes.

The best picture runner-ups were Sean Baker’s Anora and Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist. Nickel Boys, an adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s 2019 novel, debuted at Telluride and stars Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor.

In the acting categories, the best lead performance crown was shared by Marianne Jean-Baptiste for her role in Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths and Mikey Madison for Anora. And the best supporting performance honor was split...

Awards kudos, critics’ lists, varied nominations and wins are boosting indie film standouts this weekend. The market is crowded as indies vie with each other, studio tentpoles and fare from Pusha: The Rule – Part 2 and the remastered Daft Punk & Leiji Matsumoto: Interstella 5555. But many specialty distributors are more upbeat now than at any point this year.

The Last Showgirl from Roadside Attractions debuted at $50.3k on one screen. It’s a one-week Academy-qualifying run for the contender by Gia Coppola and starring Pamela Anderson, now a Golden Globe nominee. Both showed up for Q&As at LA’s AMC Century City, helping push the story of a fading Vegas showgirl to the fifth best per-screen opening of the year.

The three-day number also marks Roadside’s second-highest opening PSA in its 20-year history. The distributor said the run featured sellout screenings on both Friday and Saturday across select...

“Nickel Boys” hits theaters this week after winning three of the eight honorary awards announced by the African-American Film Critics Association last month.

The film is a dramatic adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s bestselling novel, “The Nickel Boys,” and is centered on two Black teens as they journey through a brutal reform school in Florida.

The “Nickel Boys” movie was written by Joslyn Barnes and RaMell Ross, who also directed the film in his narrative feature film debut. Serving as producers are Barnes, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and David Levine, while Brad Pitt, Gabby Shepard, Emily Wolfe, Kenneth Yu and Chadwick Prichard are executive producers.

Excited fans can watch the film this week, and TheWrap is here to tell you how. Check out all the details, below:

When does “Nickel Boys” come out?

“Nickel Boys” opens in select New York theaters on Dec. 14, expands to more New York and Los Angeles theaters on Dec.

With just a few weeks left in 2024, notable films continue to land with Nickel Boys and The Last Showgirl officially jumping into awards season — the former already a two-time winner at the first stop, the Gotham Awards. A few big indie stories are yet to be told, with Babygirl and A Complete Unknown hitting for Christmas, making it possible to opine definitively on the year’s improving indie film market. The Brutalist, also being widely recognized this season, opens next week.

Nickel Boys by RaMell Ross from Amazon MGM Studios’ Orion Pictures is the much-nominated film based on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. It opens at two NYC theaters with an LA expansion Dec. 20, adding other markets into January.

The gripping film is writer/director Ross’s narrative debut after his acclaimed 2018 documentary Hale County This Morning, This Evening. It world-premiered at Telluride...

Photo Credit: © 2024 Amazon Content Services LLC. All Rights Reserved. The new film Nickel Boys is a fictionalized retelling of a story that actually happened in Florida back in the 1960s. One of the things that appealed to Daveed Diggs as he was considering the film was its honest and unflinching look into the cruelty that existed at that time. But, as Diggs said, the film isn’t just about the past; while some things have changed, he says, there are still similar issues and institutions in place even in today’s America. (Click on the media bar below to hear Daveed Diggs.) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Daveed_Diggs_Telling_Honest_Personal_Stories_Nickl_Boys_.mp3 Nickle Boys is now playing in selected theaters.

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“Nickel Boys” writer/director RaMell Ross has already been toasted as a filmmaker to watch this awards season for his acclaimed adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

Now, ahead of the film’s premiere, a new trailer is giving more details about the elusive plotline that plays with perspective.

The official synopsis reads: “Elwood Curtis’ college dream shatters alongside a two-lane Florida highway. Bearing the brunt of an innocent misstep, he’s sentenced to the netherworld of Nickel Academy, a brutal reformatory sunk deep in the Jim Crow South. He encounters another ward, the seen-it-all Turner. The two Black teens strike up an alliance: Turner dispensing fundamental tips for survival, Elwood, clinging to his optimistic worldview. Backdropped by the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement, Elwood and Turner’s existence appear worlds away from Rev. Martin Luther King’s burnished oratory. Despite Nickel’s brutality, Elwood strives to hold onto his humanity,...

"It's now or never." MGM + Orion have unveiled the second & final trailer for the film Nickel Boys, which has started playing in select US theaters now. This film is a modern masterpiece and will be on my Top 10 of the year, along with many others. Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel from Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida. Nickel Boys stars Ethan Herisse as Elwood, Brandon Wilson as Turner, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs, & Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor. It's presented mainly from the Pov of the two main characters, which gives it an especially distinct look and feel. Reviews add: "By the time the credits roll, Ross will have made a lasting & unique impression of heartbreak on the souls of all who watch his film—precisely the cinematic treatment that Whitehead's novel required.

Some movies are so special that you know you are watching something major despite its flaws. This is the case with Nickel Boys, the narrative feature debut of Academy Award-nominated filmmaker RaMell Ross. With Nickel Boys, Ross takes an entirely distinctive approach to its subject matter, telling a story the likes of which we have seen before in a way that feels unlike anything else you’ve seen before.

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Based on the novel by Colson Whitehead (The Underground Railroad), Nickel Boys tells the story of two teenagers subjected to awful treatment while living at a reform school in North Florida. The story is based on a real-life reform school that made national headlines in the late 2010s when dozens of unmarked graves of victims of the school’s staff were discovered.

Brandon Wilson stars as Turner in director RaMell Ross’s Nickel Boys, from Orion Pictures. Photo credit: Courtesy of Orion Pictures.

Warning! This Article Contains Possible Spoilers About The Masked Singer Season 12!The Masked Singer season 12 Group B contestant Wasp has been one of the frontrunners to win the whole competition, and there are several clues that all but prove his identity as R&b singer Mario. The Masked Singer season 12 welcomed back host Nick Cannon, along with panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, and Rita Ora. Wasp was one of the 15 contestants this season, and has now made it all the way to the Final 3.

During The Masked Singer season 12 semi-finals, Wasp will compete against the Buffalos and Strawberry Shortcake for one of the two spots in the season finale. Throughout the season so far, the panelists have guessed many different singers for Wasp's identity, including Bruno Mars, Frank Ocean, and Maxwell (Jenny); Jason Derulo (Robin and Jenny); Craig David and Eric Benét (Robin); Daveed Diggs and Usher (Ken); and Taye Diggs,...

Black-ish was a long-running sitcom about the lives of an upper-middle-class Black family living in a predominantly white neighborhood. Andre "Dre" Johnson (Anthony Anderson) grew up in Compton and worries his children are not in touch with their Black roots. While the show is a comedy, Black-ish also examines the nuances of Black identity. Many of Black-ish's best episodes address important, powerful issues.

Dre's perspective is almost always different from that of his wife, parents, children, and colleagues, leading to matters of race, family, and politics being discussed from multiple angles. Because Black-ish was generally a lighthearted comedy, when it delved into topics like police brutality, colorism, and women's health, the episodes carried even more weight. Luckily, the characters in Black-ish are played by talented actors who can deliver heartfelt scenes as well as humorous ones.

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Olivia Wilde said a gender imbalance still pervades Hollywood and the wider film industry, speaking during her in-conversation session at Red Sea International Film Festival.

“For many young women, when we love movies, as little girls, we’re told you should be an actress,” said Wilde. “When little boys say they love movies, people say ‘you should be a director’.”

In the hour-long session, Wilde regularly returned to the topic of gender inequality in the industry. “In acting, it’s the only job where the more experience you get, the less valuable you become – certainly for actresses,” said Wilde, who...

Daveed Diggs reveals that he doesn't want to reprise his Hamilton roles in a potential movie adaptation. The celebrated stage show, developed and originally starring Lin-Manuel Miranda, explored the life of American founding father Alexander Hamilton, from his rise in the revolution to his fall from grace and death. In 2020, Disney+ acquired the rights to a professionally shot edit of Hamilton's 2016 Broadway run, releasing it on the streaming platform and making it eligible for award nomination, while talks have swirled for years about a proper movie adaptation.

As Diggs sat down with ScreenRant to discuss the release of his upcoming historical drama Nickel Boys, the actor opened up about whether he would be willing to reprise his roles of Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson for a potential Hamilton movie adaptation. Diggs quickly ruled himself out of the roles, outright saying that he hoped that he wasn't a consideration for...

The Masked Singer is back!

The quarter-finals of the mystery celebrity singing competition aired on Wednesday night (December 4) on Fox.

The show, which began in South Korea, features celebrities singing songs while wearing costumes and face masks concealing their identities until they’re eliminated. Throughout the season, the contestants provide clues to try and help the judges and fans figure out who is under the mask.

This season also features Ambassadors, who are all alums of the series, that have a special connection to each singer and will be providing major new clues about their friends’ identities.

During the episode, the Top Four – Wasp, Goo, Strawberry Shortcake, and Buffaloes – hit the stage for their quarter-finals performances.

While on stage, Wasp performed “Standing Next to You” by Jungkook.

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Who’s performing tonight on “The Masked Singer” Season 12? It’s the Quarter-Finals, which means the four remaining contestants — Buffalos, Goo, Wasp, and Strawberry Shortcake — will face off on the big stage for a spot in the Semi-Finals. Do you think any of these celebrities has what it takes to join the “Masked Singer” winners list? Sound off down in the comments section.

“Quarter Finals: Merging of the Masks” airs Wednesday night on Fox at 8/7c. Panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, and Rita Ora are back alongside perennial host Nick Cannon.

The three singers who receive enough votes from the studio audience and the panelists will advance to next week’s Semi-Finals. Buffalos represent Group A, Goo and Wasp represent Group B, and Strawberry Shortcake represents Group C. These four quarter-finalists outlasted 11 others and still remain in the running to win the Golden Mask for Season 12.

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RaMell Ross’s Nickel Boys is an incredible film adapted from the novel by Colson Whitehead. The film follows two teenagers at a reform school in north Florida, where they are subjected to brutal treatment.

Nickel Boys Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson Interview

In the film, the protagonists Elwood and Turner are played by Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson, respectively. Elwood and Turner become friends at Nickel Academy, but in many ways, they also serve as foils to each other. We asked Herisse and Wilson about how they created the delicate dynamic between their characters.

“I mean, luckily, it’s written in there. It’s in the script,” says Wilson. “Then we just get to do that, explore that, and what it might feel like, what it might look like in different ways. We get different takes to explore it differently, and we both brought an understanding to the scenes,...

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This December, Tubi is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the supernatural thriller drama series Haven to the historical drama series Black Sails. However, for this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Tubi in the next month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the five best films that are coming to Tubi in December 2024 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Die Hard (December 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94% Credit – 20th Century Studios

Die Hard is an action thriller film directed by John McTiernan from a screenplay co-written by Jeb Stuart and Steve E. de Souza. Based on the 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp, the 1988 film follows a New York City police detective in Los Angeles to make up with his wife. Still, when terrorists take over his wife’s office building,...

Photo Credit Courtesy of Orion Pictures Based on the 2020 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys stars Daveed Diggs as the adult Elwood Curtis, who reflects on the time he spent in a cruel reform school as a child. Although the story is fictional, the school is based on a real one that existed in the 1960s. Diggs shared his feeling that the abuse and atrocities depicted in the film, though set in the past, still resonate today. (Click on the media bar below to hear Daveed Diggs.) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Davee_-Diggs_Nickel_-Boys_Unique_Storytelling_.mp3

Nickel Boys opens in selected theaters on December 13.

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