JamalSpunky
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Damn, bro, you are getting your Negroes more and more confused these days. Does Trevante Rhodes look like Lil Rey to you?
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Damn, bro, you are getting your Negroes more and more confused these days. Does Trevante Rhodes look like Lil Rey to you?
beeehave
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Julia Roberts and IR again? I'm surprised with all this talk no one has brought up her Vanity Fair cover where she sat in Idris Elba's lap!
ColiBreh1
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JamalSpunky
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Yes, this may be my favorite VF Hollywood cover (the annual issue comes out during the Oscar race season). There are six black people on this wrap-around cover, including four black dudes One of those guys is my favorite current black actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor.
The people on the covers of this annual special tend to be a mix of veteran super stars, actors who have a lot of awards season buzz swirling them or in movies with a bunch of buzz (or actors whom industry insiders guessed would be in the running) and newcomers who made a name for themselves and/or have some buzz about them too in regards to Oscar season.
Ejiofor was a heavy favorite to get a nomination for 12 Years A Slave. So was Lupita Nyong'o who was a newcomer and in 12 Years as well. Idris Elba and Naomie Harris were predicted hopefuls for the Mandela film which ended up being a critical and box office disappointment. Fortunately for Harris she would get a nomination for "Moonlight" a few years down the road. Michael B Jordan was on the rise because of Fruitvale Station and was considered to be part of the top ten men with the best chances for one of the five nominee spots for Best Actor that year. Chadwick Boseman became known because of the success of "42" and he was going to be the star of the upcoming James Brown biopic in the summer of 2014. Brie Larson had been getting a lot of great recognition for "Short Term 12" and two years later after this cover she would win the Academy Award for Best Actress for "Room". Jared Leto was on the cover because of "Dallas Buyers Club" for which he would win an Oscar. French actress Lea Seydoux had starred in Cannes winner and foreign language favorite "Blue is the Warmest Color". Margot Robbie had made her acclaimed debut with "The Wolf of Wall Street". And then there's George and Julia.
Anyway looking back on this issue, the interesting future movie connections are interesting:
A couple of years later Boseman, Jordan and Nyong'o would start production on '"Black Panther."
By the time this photo was taken Ejiofor and Robbie were just about to start working on "Z for Zachariah"or were in the middle of filming it.
Ejiofor and Julia Roberts would work on a "Secret in Their Eyes" the following year.
Jordan and Brie Larson would work together in a few years for the film "Just Mercy" which has a 2020 release date.
nobledruali
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Julia Roberts does IR in new series>>>
Homecoming, starring Julia Roberts, is simpler than it appears — and a pleasure to watch
Roberts and Stephan James give Amazon’s latest series a beating heart.
By Karen Han@karenyhan Nov 2, 2018, 1:30pm EDTSHARE
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Julia Roberts stars in Amazon’s latest series.
Amazon
As Amazon’s new thriller Homecoming unfolds, it becomes more and more clear that its lofty ambitions are both a curse and a blessing.
The series, which stars Julia Roberts, is built like a puzzle box, weaving a story between the past and the present that often threatens to fall apart under its own weight. Its tropes are well-worn, and its narrative doesn’t go anywhere unexpected.
And yet all these elements miraculously coalesce into a show that is still tremendously emotionally affecting. Ultimately, Homecoming has too many strengths — and is a story too strikingly told — for its flaws to find real purchase.
podcast of the same name, which debuted in 2016 and wrapped up last year. The podcast, which starred Catherine Keener, Oscar Isaac, and David Schwimmer, was praised for its performances and its use of audio tricks to jump between conversations, whether they be recordings of therapy sessions or phone calls.
Given Homecoming’s origins in the ongoing boom of true crime and mystery podcasts, it is predictably aimed at viewers who harbor a fascination with finding clues. And the show provides plenty of that that thorny detangling process.
But the series is ultimately less concerned with the mystery, which accordingly turns out to be less complicated than its veneer would suggest, and more with the characters working through it.
Homecoming’s cast brings emotional depth to a show that could easily feel paper-thin
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Shea Whigham, MVP of every project he’s in.
Amazon
By virtue of the series’ story, which involves the military and government politics, there are more macro issues at play in addressing how soldiers are treated by the countries they serve. That those points sometimes feel a little glossed over isn’t necessarily excusable, but it’s made understandable, at least, by Homecoming’s obvious intent: The series’ first season (the show was picked up for a two seasons from the jump) is made up of 10 half-hour episodes and hyper-focused on its characters, rather than on building an impenetrably twisty plot.
The show is ultimately something of a two-hander between Roberts and Whigham, as their characters are the ones actively unraveling the thread of exactly what happened at the Homecoming treatment facility. Roberts’s performance intensifies as her character’s confusion grows, crescendoing to a fever pitch — and a sublime visual trick — that will induce gasps even if you can see it coming.
It’s a reminder of why she’s one of the last real movie stars in an entertainment landscape where that label has become increasingly rare, and a major part of why Homecoming lands on its feet.
It also speaks to Whigham’s talent. Despite what could be a thankless role as a government stooge, he more than keeps up with the cogs turning around him. Whigham is one of those actors who enriches every project he turns up in (see: Fargo, Vice Principals, Take Shelter, and Boardwalk Empire, to name just a few) and yet he still seems largely underappreciated. While this role, unshowy as it is, may not be the catalyst for a breakout, he performs it marvelously.
If Roberts and Whigham are the moving parts, then the core around which they orbit is Stephan James, who plays Walter Cruz, one of Heidi’s patients. James is possessed of such innate warmth — there’s a reason he’s also one of the leads of Barry Jenkins’s upcoming film If Beale Street Could Talk — that his rapport with Roberts immediately establishes a centering force for the show, and makes it all the more affecting when it begins to erode.
Taken altogether — along with a turn from Bobby Cannavale that takes full advantage of how domineering Cannavale can be, as well as how unexpectedly tender — these pieces form a whole that’s unshakeable even when the thread of the plot starts to fray.
If you’re paying attention, Homecoming begins to betray its podcast roots
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Stephan James’s performance is part of what pushes Homecoming past its flaws.
Amazon
In its TV iteration, the story’s dual timelines and thematic focus on dual selves mesh well with the kind of meticulous (if sometimes a little too on the nose) imagery that Esmail is known for. In Homecoming, this is especially apparent in his method of distinguishing between the show’s timelines, which borrows from other time-traveling dramas (the recent Korean TV series Signalcomes to mind) by switching aspect ratios. The past takes up the whole screen, while the present is presented in a square — a fitting choice considering how so much of the information is obscured from both viewers and Heidi herself.
The two timelines are also filmed in different styles. The past is shot in a way that’s reminiscent of ’70s and ’80s thrillers — and scored that way, too, with some tracks lifted wholesale, from movies like Dressed to Kill. The present, meanwhile, feels more like your usual contemporary drama. Unfortunately, that’s not where the show’s duality ends.
There’s nothing inherently wrong — or even new, at this point— in adapting a podcast into a TV series, as scripted series like Lore and (in a less narrative format) Comedy Bang! Bang! have paved the way. But Homecoming has a bit of a tell when it comes to how it’s jumped between mediums. It clearly has one foot stuck in its original audio-only existence, as the show sometimes struggles to keep its visuals up to speed with its sound and dialogue.
Specifically, there are a few too many phone conversations as Homecoming tries to tie its timelines together, made all the more obvious as voices are altered to make sure we know that characters are speaking on the phone. Though these sorts of conversations and the interesting sound opportunities they offer arguably made the podcast much stronger, they don’t translate smoothly to TV.
This problem is particularly glaring when it comes to Cannavale’s character, Colin Belfast. Colin is Heidi’s boss at Homecoming, and for the first half of the season, he’s almost always on the phone. The scenes, despite their visual component, underline just how important audio still is to the series, and it becomes difficult to avoid the distraction of how hard the story is working to get both voices in a conversation into the same physical place.
In combination with the way that Homecoming’s first season resolves — as tied up with a bow as it possibly can be, in a way that almost betrays how committed the show seems to maintaining an aura of unsolvability — it’s the kind of weakness that would knock the legs out from under any other show.
But Homecoming’s strengths still outweigh any faults that would bring it down; as with the original podcast, the pleasure of Homecoming is in its performances, witnessing great actors do great work. There’s enough emotional depth to the story — and enough pageantry in how it’s told — to hold it all together.
Homecoming premieres November 2 on Amazon Prime.
Homecoming, starring Julia Roberts, is simpler than it appears — and a pleasure to watch
Roberts and Stephan James give Amazon’s latest series a beating heart.
By Karen Han@karenyhan Nov 2, 2018, 1:30pm EDTSHARE
Julia Roberts stars in Amazon’s latest series.
Amazon
As Amazon’s new thriller Homecoming unfolds, it becomes more and more clear that its lofty ambitions are both a curse and a blessing.
The series, which stars Julia Roberts, is built like a puzzle box, weaving a story between the past and the present that often threatens to fall apart under its own weight. Its tropes are well-worn, and its narrative doesn’t go anywhere unexpected.
And yet all these elements miraculously coalesce into a show that is still tremendously emotionally affecting. Ultimately, Homecoming has too many strengths — and is a story too strikingly told — for its flaws to find real purchase.
podcast of the same name, which debuted in 2016 and wrapped up last year. The podcast, which starred Catherine Keener, Oscar Isaac, and David Schwimmer, was praised for its performances and its use of audio tricks to jump between conversations, whether they be recordings of therapy sessions or phone calls.
Given Homecoming’s origins in the ongoing boom of true crime and mystery podcasts, it is predictably aimed at viewers who harbor a fascination with finding clues. And the show provides plenty of that that thorny detangling process.
But the series is ultimately less concerned with the mystery, which accordingly turns out to be less complicated than its veneer would suggest, and more with the characters working through it.
Homecoming’s cast brings emotional depth to a show that could easily feel paper-thin
Shea Whigham, MVP of every project he’s in.
Amazon
By virtue of the series’ story, which involves the military and government politics, there are more macro issues at play in addressing how soldiers are treated by the countries they serve. That those points sometimes feel a little glossed over isn’t necessarily excusable, but it’s made understandable, at least, by Homecoming’s obvious intent: The series’ first season (the show was picked up for a two seasons from the jump) is made up of 10 half-hour episodes and hyper-focused on its characters, rather than on building an impenetrably twisty plot.
The show is ultimately something of a two-hander between Roberts and Whigham, as their characters are the ones actively unraveling the thread of exactly what happened at the Homecoming treatment facility. Roberts’s performance intensifies as her character’s confusion grows, crescendoing to a fever pitch — and a sublime visual trick — that will induce gasps even if you can see it coming.
It’s a reminder of why she’s one of the last real movie stars in an entertainment landscape where that label has become increasingly rare, and a major part of why Homecoming lands on its feet.
It also speaks to Whigham’s talent. Despite what could be a thankless role as a government stooge, he more than keeps up with the cogs turning around him. Whigham is one of those actors who enriches every project he turns up in (see: Fargo, Vice Principals, Take Shelter, and Boardwalk Empire, to name just a few) and yet he still seems largely underappreciated. While this role, unshowy as it is, may not be the catalyst for a breakout, he performs it marvelously.
If Roberts and Whigham are the moving parts, then the core around which they orbit is Stephan James, who plays Walter Cruz, one of Heidi’s patients. James is possessed of such innate warmth — there’s a reason he’s also one of the leads of Barry Jenkins’s upcoming film If Beale Street Could Talk — that his rapport with Roberts immediately establishes a centering force for the show, and makes it all the more affecting when it begins to erode.
Taken altogether — along with a turn from Bobby Cannavale that takes full advantage of how domineering Cannavale can be, as well as how unexpectedly tender — these pieces form a whole that’s unshakeable even when the thread of the plot starts to fray.
If you’re paying attention, Homecoming begins to betray its podcast roots
Stephan James’s performance is part of what pushes Homecoming past its flaws.
Amazon
In its TV iteration, the story’s dual timelines and thematic focus on dual selves mesh well with the kind of meticulous (if sometimes a little too on the nose) imagery that Esmail is known for. In Homecoming, this is especially apparent in his method of distinguishing between the show’s timelines, which borrows from other time-traveling dramas (the recent Korean TV series Signalcomes to mind) by switching aspect ratios. The past takes up the whole screen, while the present is presented in a square — a fitting choice considering how so much of the information is obscured from both viewers and Heidi herself.
The two timelines are also filmed in different styles. The past is shot in a way that’s reminiscent of ’70s and ’80s thrillers — and scored that way, too, with some tracks lifted wholesale, from movies like Dressed to Kill. The present, meanwhile, feels more like your usual contemporary drama. Unfortunately, that’s not where the show’s duality ends.
There’s nothing inherently wrong — or even new, at this point— in adapting a podcast into a TV series, as scripted series like Lore and (in a less narrative format) Comedy Bang! Bang! have paved the way. But Homecoming has a bit of a tell when it comes to how it’s jumped between mediums. It clearly has one foot stuck in its original audio-only existence, as the show sometimes struggles to keep its visuals up to speed with its sound and dialogue.
Specifically, there are a few too many phone conversations as Homecoming tries to tie its timelines together, made all the more obvious as voices are altered to make sure we know that characters are speaking on the phone. Though these sorts of conversations and the interesting sound opportunities they offer arguably made the podcast much stronger, they don’t translate smoothly to TV.
This problem is particularly glaring when it comes to Cannavale’s character, Colin Belfast. Colin is Heidi’s boss at Homecoming, and for the first half of the season, he’s almost always on the phone. The scenes, despite their visual component, underline just how important audio still is to the series, and it becomes difficult to avoid the distraction of how hard the story is working to get both voices in a conversation into the same physical place.
In combination with the way that Homecoming’s first season resolves — as tied up with a bow as it possibly can be, in a way that almost betrays how committed the show seems to maintaining an aura of unsolvability — it’s the kind of weakness that would knock the legs out from under any other show.
But Homecoming’s strengths still outweigh any faults that would bring it down; as with the original podcast, the pleasure of Homecoming is in its performances, witnessing great actors do great work. There’s enough emotional depth to the story — and enough pageantry in how it’s told — to hold it all together.
Homecoming premieres November 2 on Amazon Prime.
Thump
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Virginia Gardner, Brandon Michael Hall.
I'll betcha neither of the black guys live to see the end of the movie.
nobledruali
Well-Known Member
Probably not!
SilverSmith
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You're right; it's a streaming series.
Without giving too much away, I'll just say there's an undercurrent of sexual tension between the characters played by Julia Roberts and Stephan James. Homecoming is part edgy Shakespearean tragedy, part conspiracy thriller. Watch the ten 30-minute episodes in one sitting for the full reward.
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darkcurry
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Idris Elba, Tilda Swinton Join George Miller’s ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’
https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/1...orge-millers-three-thousand-years-of-longing/
It's said to be an epic love story involving a genie. lol at the genie part.
https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/1...orge-millers-three-thousand-years-of-longing/
It's said to be an epic love story involving a genie. lol at the genie part.
darkcurry
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After all these IR holiday commercials we finally get another IR holiday movie.
Vanessa Hudgens and Nick Sagar in The Princess Switch
I just wanted to note that Nick Sagar is half Jamaican and half Guyanese. Because that is the third person I seen this year that has that mixture and they all look alike. lol.
Vanessa Hudgens and Nick Sagar in The Princess Switch
I just wanted to note that Nick Sagar is half Jamaican and half Guyanese. Because that is the third person I seen this year that has that mixture and they all look alike. lol.
Elklodge
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Just saw Overlord this Sunday. Look if you don't want to read more don't read the spoiler below.
So the main guy in this movie is black and they make it clear that he and the main woman who is French have feelings for each other. There is a lot of romantic tension from them and they have a few scenes where she is caught lingering at him, but the movie doesn't go full on kiss I'm guessing either because of studio interference or what I've heard from some is that Overlord is meant to be the start of a franchise and they're going to go on more horror hunting in WWII Europe. Even though they stay with tradition of action horror of little romance they do slow things down a few moments to show the bond they have for each other. Though I heard this older white couple complain after the movie that she should have in her own words "I wouldn't have been able to control myself you gotta jump his bones after he saved your life." so lol
darkcurry
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Just saw Overlord this Sunday. Look if you don't want to read more don't read the spoiler below.
So the main guy in this movie is black and they make it clear that he and the main woman who is French have feelings for each other. There is a lot of romantic tension from them and they have a few scenes where she is caught lingering at him, but the movie doesn't go full on kiss I'm guessing either because of studio interference or what I've heard from some is that Overlord is meant to be the start of a franchise and they're going to go on more horror hunting in WWII Europe. Even though they stay with tradition of action horror of little romance they do slow things down a few moments to show the bond they have for each other. Though I heard this older white couple complain after the movie that she should have in her own words "I wouldn't have been able to control myself you gotta jump his bones after he saved your life." so lol
I seen this movie and I would compare the dynamics of their relationship to Taye Diggs and Ali larter in House On Haunted Hill.
ColiBreh1
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I can't believe I forgot to post about this @The Dark King. Lifetime aired a new christmas movie last night starting the cast of "One Tree Hill" called "The Christmas Contract". It's been heavily promoted by the media this year since it was announced in June:
Anyways, Antwon Tanner (The brotha who played Skills on OTH) plays Danneel Ackles' (The chick who played Rachel on OTH) Husband in this movie. Here's a promotional pic & commercial:
Anyways, Antwon Tanner (The brotha who played Skills on OTH) plays Danneel Ackles' (The chick who played Rachel on OTH) Husband in this movie. Here's a promotional pic & commercial:
darkcurry
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I can't believe I forgot to post about this @The Dark King. Lifetime aired a new christmas movie last night starting the cast of "One Tree Hill" called "The Christmas Contract". It's been heavily promoted by the media this year since it was announced in June:
Anyways, Antwon Tanner (The brotha who played Skills on OTH) plays Danneel Ackles' (The chick who played Rachel on OTH) Husband in this movie. Here's a promotional pic & commercial:
I didn't hear anything about it while all that promotion was going on, but I did see promos on TV leading up to it. I just thought the black guy was a token friend.
ColiBreh1
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I can't believe I forgot to post about this @The Dark King. Lifetime aired a new christmas movie last night starting the cast of "One Tree Hill" called "The Christmas Contract". It's been heavily promoted by the media this year since it was announced in June:
Anyways, Antwon Tanner (The brotha who played Skills on OTH) plays Danneel Ackles' (The chick who played Rachel on OTH) Husband in this movie. Here's a promotional pic & commercial:
Just Google something like "Lifetime One Tree Hill" or "The Christmas Contract". A bunch of articles & interviews will pop up. My Google Chrome homepage on mobile has been filled with headlines of articles & interviews about this movie. It's possible since I've watched a ton of CW/WB dramas over the years (including OTH), Google knew to target me with these headlines.
samson1701
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Does this count? I think Hudgens is half black.