Cinema News: Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis on love, family and 'King Richard'

Entertainment

November 15, 2021

For 'King Richard,' Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis serve a nuanced look at Black life and love

"King Richard" stars Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis on the pressures and joy of portraying living icons and finding the emotional truth of Richard and Oracene Williams' relationship.

Adele's interview with Oprah was a snooze. Lucky for us, her music did the talking

After the talk-show icon pried royal revelations from Harry and Meghan, Sunday's sit-down interview/concert special felt frustratingly shallow.

The highs and lows of the new movie musical boom

Film critic Justin Chang and theater critic Charles McNulty explore what this year's abundance of movie musicals says about the state of the form.

'Eternals' wins best in show over 'Clifford the Big Red Dog' at the box office

"Eternals" maintained first place during the Veterans Day box office weekend over newcomer "Clifford the Big Red Dog."

Fans show in droves for Day N Vegas festival, but Astroworld tragedy not far from mind

For fans, artists and organizers, the spectre of the Astroworld tragedy loomed over the first day of the Day N Vegas hip-hop festival.

How Pasadena Playhouse's 'Head Over Heels' defies pre-pandemic theater rules

The production is a musical experiment that, among other things, welcomes audiences into a makeshift nightclub.

Taylor Swift sang the 10-minute 'All Too Well' on 'SNL' and we're not fine at all

"You call me up again just to break me like a promise," Taylor Swift sang during a 10-minute performance of "All Too Well" on "Saturday Night Live."

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