Will Smith is back. On Monday, Apple TV released the first trailer for Emancipation, the new slavery drama coming to theaters (and Apple TV+) in early December. The movie stars Smith in his first role since being banned from attending the Oscars after slapping Chris Rock onstage earlier this year. …
Read More »'It Gets Hard to Breathe': Selena Gomez Releases Emotional First Trailer for New Documentary
Selena Gomez is ready to give fans a glimpse into her deeply private life. On Tuesday, she released the first trailer for her documentary My Mind and Me, which is set to touch on the ups and downs of her career and personal struggles. “My Mind and Me. We don’t …
Read More »Natalie Portman Series Halted in Baltimore After Locals Threatened to 'Shoot Someone' Unless They Were Paid $50K
Filming for an Apple TV+ limited series starring Natalie Portman was temporarily halted over the weekend after two men threatened to shoot a member of the production unless they were paid $50,000, according to Baltimore police. The cast and crew of Lady in the Lake, based on the book of …
Read More »PJ Harvey Offers Lush Cover of Leonard Cohen's 'Who by Fire'
PJ Harvey and composerTim Phillips have released a new cover Leonard Cohen‘s “Who by Fire.” The ornately-arranged version was created for Apple TV+ series Bad Sisters, whose executive producer and starSharon Horgansought Harvey out for the cover. “I thought of the words of‘Who by Fire’soon after the series was picked …
Read More »Sidney Poitier Becomes a Cultural Thread Between Hollywood and the Civil Rights Movement in 'Sidney' Doc Trailer
“It’s not easy being the first when you have to represent the entire race,” Spike Lee explains during the first official trailer for Reginald Hudlin’s Sidney, the Apple TV+ documentary chronicling the life and legacy of filmmaker and activist Sidney Poitier. Out Sept. 23, the film uses archival footage and …
Read More »'Roar' Is Spoon-Fed Women's Empowerment That's Tough to Swallow
Roar is what happens when a group of five-star chefs combine their talents, roll up their sleeves, and wind up making a garbage plate. All the ingredients are there, and all the skill, but it somehow adds up to a muddled creation that’s less than the sum of its parts. …
Read More »'Roma' Actress Yalitza Aparicio to Star in Apple TV's First All-Spanish Show
Yalitza Aparicio is heading to the small screen thanks to the first all-Spanish-language series on Apple TV+. The Mexican actress, who starred as the beloved Cleo in Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, takes a lead role in Familia de Medianoche. The series is based on the documentary Midnight Family,according toVariety. The cast …
Read More »'On the Rocks': Bill and Sofia's Excellent New York Adventure
Sofia Coppola’s On the Rocks (in theaters now; it starts streaming on Apple TV+ on October 23rd), is in many ways a straightforwardly neurotic New York comedy — albeit one run through the stylishly lensed, muted discontent familiar to this director’s work. It’s a little zany, a little blue, emotionally …
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