Jon Stewart has a problem with J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series. Stewart, 59, has questioned the controversial author’s use of what he called an “anti-Semitic” trope in her goblin characters. The franchise prominently features a goblin banker that runs the Gringotts Wizarding Bank that Stewart recently claimed resembles an anti-Semitic caricature of the Jewish community. […]
The Last Winter’s Dire Eco-Horror Warning Is More Terrifying Than Ever
Thanks to the growing abundance of weird and dangerous weather, it’s getting harder to ignore the bleak reality of climate change—though that doesn’t stop many people, especially people in power, from blithely denying its existence. Released in 2006, Larry Fessenden’s The Last Winter asked a question that’s even more pressing today: What if the Earth, […]
2021 Movie List
16. Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) PG | 107 min | Animation, Action, Adventure In a realm known as Kumandra, a re-imagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization, a warrior named Raya is determined to find the last dragon. Directors: Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, John Ripa, Paul Briggs | Stars: Kelly Marie Tran, […]
NFTs of India’s First Metaverse Wedding See Quick Sales on Beyondlife.Club, Avatars of Couple Included
Elements of the crypto sector like non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the metaverse are garnering major interest from Indians. NFTs based on India’s first metaverse wedding have made a debut on Beyondlife.Club marketplace. The 12-piece NFT collection sponsored by CoinSwitch Kuber displays the digital avatars of the Tamil Nadu-based couple in the backdrop of a Harry […]
Veteran actor Ramesh Deo dies aged 93
Veteran actor Ramesh Deo, known for films like “Anand” and “Aap Ki Kasam” in Hindi cinema and his extensive work in the Marathi film industry, died on Wednesday following a heart attack, his filmmaker son Abhinay Deo said. He was 93. Ramesh Deo had featured in more than 250 Hindi films and nearly 200 Marathi […]
Can’t Miss Alabama salutes Black history
Kick off February with exciting must-see attractions. ‘The Colored Museum’ Take a journey through 11 exhibits of “The Colored Museum” and explore what it means to be Black in contemporary America. The production will run through Sunday, Feb. 6 at the University of Alabama Department of Theatre and Dance in Tuscaloosa. The play, written by […]
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema announced as anchor tenant for Powell Steam Plant in Birmingham
Redevelopment firm Orchestra Partners Thursday morning announced nationally renowned Alamo Drafthouse Cinema as the first major tenant slated to occupy Powell Steam Plant, an 85,000-plus-square-foot historic structure in the heart of Birmingham’s Parkside District. Alamo Drafthouse represents a major piece of Orchestra Partners’ redevelopment plans to transform Powell Steam Plant and the surrounding Parkside District […]
What was your favorite movie of 2021? Let us know.
Whether it was from a theater, your living room, a laptop, or phone, we want to know the best thing you watched. Jonah Hill, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, and Jennifer Lawrence in “Don’t Look Up.” Niko Tavernise/Netflix By James Bartlett February 2, 2022 2021 was a big comeback year for movies. Theaters reopened prompting some […]
Why Are You Here And Why Are You Dead
Amanda and Jenn discuss baseball in fiction, women in music, “histo-tainment”, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Feedback The Gods of the Upper Air by Charles King (rec’d by Kate) Questions 1. Hi y’all! Thank you for this new feature. I am […]
Shahid Kapoor’s ‘Jersey’ postponed again due to rise in COVID-19 cases
The producers of Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor-starrer “Jersey” on Tuesday said the film has been pushed yet again amid a surge in the coronavirus cases in the country and concerns over the Omicron variant. Also read | Get ‘First Day First Show’, our weekly newsletter from the world of cinema, in your inbox. You can […]