Will Smith Addresses Oscars Slap Fallout in New Album ‘Based on a True Story’
Will Smith is back in the music scene with a deeply personal and unfiltered album, Based on a True Story, his first full-length release in 20 years. The multi-talented actor and rapper is confronting his past head-on, directly referencing the infamous 2022 Oscars slap incident with Chris Rock and the
Paramount+ True Crime Series “Happy Face” Entertains Even as It Loses Direction | TV/Streaming
“Happy Face” tries to be several shows at once. It’s a procedural mystery about unexpected investigators trying to get an innocent man freed for a crime he may not have committed. It’s a thin commentary on true crime pop culture and how we turn the worst events in people’s lives
Robert De Niro’s The Alto Knights Reveals True Story Behind The Godfather Myth
He also makes for an interesting double lead in The Alto Knights, which in some eyes might be a gimmick, but from the perspective of collaborators like Winkler—who also produced Goodfellas as well as other De Niro standards like Raging Bull and The Irishman—it was the only natural direction to
SXSW Film Festival 2025: Forge, Slanted, The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick | Festivals & Awards
At this year’s SXSW, I’ve found that it’s easier to spot the thematic throughlines across projects. It’s a testament to the programmers for creating a line-up where the films feel in conversation with each other. Where else do you get films like “Together” and “Friendship,”–both of which explore the physical
After Cobra Kai’s Final Episodes, There’s No Question About Who The Show’s True Karate Kid Is
Since Cobra Kai season 1, viewers have wondered which new generation character in the franchise would rightfully deserve to be labeled as the new “karate kid.” For obvious reasons, the title originally belonged to Daniel LaRusso because he was the leading character in the first Karate Kid movie. His underdog
A Thousand Blows True Story: The Real Characters Behind the Historical Drama
The Morant Bay Rebellion Was an Infamous Part of Jamaican History Hezekiah’s traumatic flashback memories to his childhood in Jamaica elliptically tell a version of a real, violent historical episode in colonial history. The 1865 Morant Bay Rebellion was an uprising by the people of Jamaica’s southeast coast against cruel
A True Story of Love and Dance
Directed by Tomer Heymann 100 minutes / ColorEnglish; Hebrew / English subtitlesRelease: 2017Copyright: 2015 Ohad Naharin, artistic director of the Batsheva Dance Company, is regarded as one of the most important choreographers in the world. Meeting him at a critical turning point in his personal life, this spirited and insightful
