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Singer Janelle Monae finds critical acclaim as two of her movies score Oscar best picture nodsMonae stars in both 'Hidden Figures' and 'Moonlight,' which will compete for the best picture Oscar prize at the ceremony on Feb. 26. 'I consider myself not just an actor or a musician or singer, but an artist-storyteller, and my hope is to continue to tell untold, unique, universal stories in unforgettable ways,' she said.
Here's why 'La La Land' just may be unstoppable at the 2017 OscarsIndustry watchers think it will be a major upset if anything but 'La La Land' wins the best picture Oscar on Feb. 26. Why critics say it looks like a sure win for the movie musical.
'I Am Not Your Negro' shows that the world today is poorer for not having James Baldwin’s viewsThe documentary, which is based on Baldwin's writings, has accusatory force.
Comedian Jordan Peele's horror movie 'Get Out' draws praise for its take on race relationsThe new film by Peele, who directed and wrote 'Get Out,' is being called 'perfectly tailored to our post-postracial moment' and 'almost certain to be the boldest – and most important – studio genre release of the year.' The movie stars Daniel Kaluuya and Allison Williams.
'Moonlight' earns WGA best original screenplay: Could big Oscar win be next?'Moonlight,' which depicts the life of a young gay black man, received one of the highest awards from the Writers Guild of America. What are the movie's chances on Oscars night?
Box Office: 'Lego Batman' Flies High Over 'Great Wall,' 'Fist Fight'Boosted by strong critical support, the spinoff of 2014's "The Lego Movie" has made $108 million in its first 11 days. "Great Wall," the most expensive movie ever shot in China, has struggled.
Here's how the valued Oscar statuettes are createdNew Oscars will be handed out at the 2017 ceremony on Feb. 26. Here's how the statuettes themselves are made.
'Hidden Figures' screenwriter Allison Schroeder came to movie following NASA-centric family historySchroeder's grandfather and grandmother worked at NASA, while Schroeder herself, growing up near Cape Canaveral, remembers seeing launches at school.
Critics advise against scaling 'The Great Wall' – could it kill East-West collaboration?'The Great Wall,' a Hollywood-China co-production, has received negative reviews and industry watchers are predicting it will open behind such box office holdovers as 'The LEGO Batman Movie.'
Grand-scale extravaganza in 'The Great Wall' lacks transcendenceThe movie centers on battles between ravenous lizards known as the Taotie and those who defend the Great Wall. If you've seen one Taotie, you've seen them all.
'Kedi' is about how animals can bring out the kindness in peopleThe Turkish documentary centers on the stray cat population in Istanbul. Director Ceyda Torun has made a movie so far beyond the cute kitty stuff one sees on YouTube that it’s almost insulting to draw the comparison.
Disney's live-action 'Mulan' hires female director, Niki Caro, in still-rare moveNiki Caro becomes one of the few women to be brought on to helm a movie budgeted at more than $100 million. Caro has previously directed 'Whale Rider' and the upcoming film 'The Zookeeper's Wife.'
'I Am Jane Doe' lucidly presents important subject'Doe' is about the mostly middle- and high-school girls who have been victims of sex trafficking predominantly on the adult classified site Backpage.com.
'The LEGO Batman Movie' is exhilarating and exhaustingAt its best, 'Batman' has the same whiplash wit and inspired freneticism as 'The LEGO Movie,' though it's not quite as good.
'A United Kingdom' simplifies a complex political dynamicThe film, which depicts the mixed-race marriage between Seretse Khama (David Oyelowo), the prince of Bechuanaland (and later the first democratically elected president of Botswana), and Ruth Williams (Rosamund Pike), makes its subjects glorified waxworks.
'The Daughter,' Ibsen adaptation, won't win over viewers who are new to playwright's work'Daughter' stars Geoffey Rush as the owner of a now-shuttered local mill who is about to marry his housekeeper (Anna Torv). When his son returns home for the first time in 15 years, family secrets are unloosed.
Uneven 'The Comedian' doesn't measure up to Robert De Niro's performance'Comedian' stars De Niro as a washed-up comic who continues his career because he craves the audience's acceptance. Leslie Mann co-stars.
In Black Lives Matter era, reviewers are won over by new documentary film 'I Am Not Your Negro'The documentary, which will be released in theaters on Feb. 3, is directed by Raoul Peck and is based on writings by James Baldwin about civil rights leaders including Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Medgar Evers.
First LookPeter Capaldi to depart 'Doctor Who,' British TV show that thrives on reinventionPeter Capaldi, the 12th actor to portray 'Doctor Who' on the long-running British science fiction program, says he's leaving the series. What makes BBC show so enduringly successful?
'Ocean's Eight' sneak peek: Are gender-flipping reboots helping to balance Hollywood?Are remakes of popular movies with actresses in the lead a good thing, or is it just another way to possibly cash in on familiar titles?
