A Wide World of Animated Shorts A record 92 animated short films have qualified for the 92nd Academy Awards, a list that will be winnowed to 10 contenders when shortlist is announced Dec. 16. Alongside entries such as Sony’s...
Illinois Judge Sets R. Kelly Trial Date A Cook County, Ill., judge today set a Sept. 14 trial date for R. Kelly, who is charged in four sexual abuse cases in the area, according to the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago...
NENT Group Aiming to Ramp Up International Slate With studios in the U.S. and the U.K., the Scandinavian major NENT Group is becoming ever more global with Filippa Wallestam, who became COO of the company and heads up...
Netflix Animated Pics Draw From Heart to Hand In a field dominated by CGI-animated studio sequels, Netflix has turned a spotlight this awards season on traditional hand-drawn animation with two very different movies. Aimed at...
The Best Films of 2019 Looking back, 2019 was a year in which Netflix followed up the history-making performance of “Roma” at the Oscars with the release of Martin Scorsese’s mega-budget “The Irishman,” when Marvel’s...
The Best TV Shows of 2019 As TV keeps transforming into different shapes and multiplying beyond basic cable’s wildest dreams, distinguishing the best of the best becomes an ever more complicated process. But after months of...
Melissa Leo, Paul Feig Set Projects at Fox Fox Entertainment has set up a pair of projects with Lionsgate and BBC Studio — one drama and one comedy. Oscar winner Melissa Leo will star in the drama project, “Silent Witness,”...
BET Orders Miniseries on Hip-Hop Label Uptown Records BET is exploring the story behind Andre Harrell’s iconic hip-hop record label, Uptown Records. The network has ordered a three-part miniseries titled “Uptown,” with Harrell ...
New York Film Critics Circle Announces 2019 Winners The New York Film Critics Circle will be announcing its yearly awards Wednesday morning. The 85th ceremony will be held Jan. 7 at the New York Film Critics’ annual gala. Last ...