Sundance Review: Ailey

by Murtada Elfadl

Like Summer of Soul, Ailey tells the story of Black art through testimonials from the artists who lived through it. In this case the story of pioneering dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey. He was only 27 years old when he founded what would eventually become one of the most renowned dance companies in the world; the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater...

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Golden Globe Nominations – TV

By Abe Friedtanzer

The television choices from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association were announced this morning along with their film picks. While it is true that over half of last year’s eligible TV nominees are back, that only represents four performers since most shows didn’t return in 2020. There’s plenty of good news but also some peculiar omissions from the same series, which got nominated in some categories but not others. Here’s the list and some analysis, after the jump…

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Golden Globe Nominations - The Movies

by Nathaniel R

Hollywood was up early for the Globe nominations. They were read this time by Sarah Jessica Parker and Taraji P Henson. As per usual it was absolute chaos with nonsensical snubs, controversies, and weird inclusions (everyone surely googling "Kate Hudson Music"), and happy news too like Michelle Pfeiffer snagging her 8th Globe nomination. The full list of movie nominations is after the jump...

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Showbiz History: La Dolce Vita, La Haine, and the return of Willow

The Golden Globe nominations nominations are announced today so there's no time to gaze fondly back. And yet we're so OCD about doing this. Here are 5 things that happened on this day, February 3rd, in showbiz history...

1945 Walt Disney's The Three Caballeros opens in theaters 

1959 A plane crash kills three popular musicians Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and "the Big Bopper" J.P. Richardson. This tragedy became known as "the day the music died" due to the classic song "American Pie" by Don McLean...

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Sundance: No grouches allowed for "Street Gang"

by Jason Adams

Okay so I was maybe the easiest mark in the world, broad and tall as Snuffleupagus, for Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street, Marilyn Agrelo's documentary adaptation of Michael Davis' book about the origins of the PBS puppet upstart turned cultural touchstone. I have, after all, read that book more than once. And for another like maybe most of you reading this my first playmates in this world were all Sesame Street inspired -- I had dolls, I had books and records; heck I could show you right now a photo of me in kindergarten wearing Big-Bird-patterned pants (but then I'd have to kill you)...

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