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Janelle Monáe did not have an easy time filming the upcoming movie “Antebellum.” The horror film follows author Veronica Henley (Monáe), who speaks out against systemic racism, but then finds herself living as a slave on a plantation in the South. “I brought all of my ancestors home with me,” the 34-year-old performer told the …

PARIS – French movie fans ventured back into cinemas on Monday for the first time since the COVID-19 lockdown, helped by a new safety feature: minions placed at intervals in the seats to ensure social distancing is observed. Stuffed toy versions of the yellow, pill-shaped characters were deployed at the MK2 cinema in the south …

Some movie theaters are opening again on July 10 — if you’re going. Russell Crowe leads the charge with “Unhinged,” which is a road-rage thriller with his bad temper in overdrive. Director Derrick Borte: “It centers on the darker tendencies that lurk inside many humans. We’ve all had ‘bad days,’ and this goes to the …

Dave Franco and Alison Brie turned their movie into a date night. The couple was spotted attending a drive-in screening of Franco’s directorial film debut, “The Rental,” in Los Angeles on Thursday. Brie is one of the stars of the film about two couples who rent a vacation home and believe they’re being spied on. …

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Ice-T and Naughty by Nature’s Treach have a new movie, “Equal Standard,” that deals with racism in the police force. “It’s not just a black issue anymore,” says Treach. “It’s a humanity issue. You can’t treat these people like this. It’s 2020, and enough is enough.” He continues, “We have been screaming out for help …

Filming the first “Twilight” movie sounds like it was bloody awful for Anna Kendrick. Reflecting on her career with Vanity Fair, the 34-year-old actress — who played high schooler Jessica Stanley in the five-part vampire franchise — likened the Portland, Oregon, shoot to surviving a “hostage situation.” “I just remember being so cold and miserable, …

Hostage situation lust is not exactly healthy. Controversial Polish flick “365 DNI” became available to Netflix subscribers in the UK and US this week, and although streamers report the film’s many moments of intimacy are convincing, they find the relationship more akin to a disturbing form of Stockholm syndrome, rather than true love. “Just finished …

For these fans, the “Show” must ho on. A quarter-century after the release of “Showgirls,” the 1995 NC-17 box office flop about Las Vegas strippers is having a second life as a midnight-screening staple with a die-hard fan base. Initially trashed by critics and audiences alike, the film would go on to win the Razzie …