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Selome Hailu Issa Rae is working to spotlight the history of Black television with her upcoming HBO docuseries “Seen & Heard,” which she discussed at length in a keynote conversation at SXSW. The moderator, Rotten Tomatoes’ Jacqueline Coley, described the first episode of “Seen & Heard” as focusing on how studios in the past “used Black audiences” and then “abandoned them as soon as it was convenient.” Rae said she wanted to dive into that history because “it sounds like a conspiracy” on the surface, but producing the documentary proved to her just how that trend had played out.

UFC heads home to “Sin City” for UFC 313. The main event is a highly-anticipated title bout between Alex Pereira (12-2-0) defending his light heavyweight championship belt against Magomed Ankalaev (20-1-1). UFC 313: Pereira vs.

Selome Hailu Paul Feig was under a lot of pressure before the release of “Bridesmaids” in 2011 — and it was more than just his own career on the line. Speaking on a panel at SXSW the night after the premiere of his new film “Another Simple Favor,” he shared that in the lead-up to the release of “Bridesmaids,” he was told his success or failure could have a significant impact on how women’s ideas would be treated in the industry moving forward. Though Feig was the director, the film was otherwise led by women: Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo wrote the screenplay and appeared in it alongside Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper and Melissa McCarthy.

EXCLUSIVE: Slithering into SXSW this afternoon at the Alamo Lamar, The Python Hunt is a documentary that might do for the Burmese Python what Jaws did 50 years ago for the Great White Shark.

Addie Morfoot Contributor In “Take No Prisoners,” director Adam Ciralsky and Subrata De were given unprecedented access to America’s former top hostage negotiator, Roger Carstens, as he battles to free L.A. public defender Eyvin Hernandez from a Venezuelan prison. The opening sequence of the documentary could be mistaken for a Jason Bourne film.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer Michael Bay had a big problem. During the height of COVID in 2020, he got a text from Drew Taylor, one of the members of Storror, the seven-person group of U.K.

J. Kim Murphy Bong Joon Ho‘s “Mickey 17,” the first of Warner Bros.‘ eclectic, pricey 2025 slate of original films from name-brand directors like Ryan Coogler and Paul Thomas Anderson, isn’t getting the warmest arrival at the box office. The sci-fi comedy, starring Robert Pattinson as a pair of interstellar doppelgangers, earned $7.7 million across Friday and preview screenings from 3,807 locations.

Like Alexandre O. Philippe, Rodney Ascher is a director who pushes the interpretive limits of what a documentary can do, something he made abundantly clear with his 2012 film Room 237. Named after the mysterious hotel suite in The Shining, this festival favorite gave a platform to some of the most bizarre readings of Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror imaginable. The theories raised ranged from the esoteric to the ridiculous, but Ascher’s straightforward, non-judgmental approach proved surprisingly effective; though it has long been debunked, the fanciful thought that Kubrick made the film to exorcize his guilt about faking the moon landing footage in 1969 is enticing and still hard to shake off.

Expectant mum Jesy Nelson is facing an urgent medical intervention to offer her unborn twins the "best chance of survival".The 33 year old songstress and her beau, Zion Foster, 26, have been keeping their followers in the loop about her pregnancy journey after sharing the news earlier this year that they're set to welcome twins. Just recently, Jesy opened up about "complications" arising from carrying identical twins, revealing she was on the cusp of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). In a heartfelt Instagram video shared with fans today, Jesy, accompanied by a supportive Zion at the hospital, disclosed that she's on the brink of undergoing a procedure aimed at safeguarding her babies' lives.

Reality TV queen Katie Price has shared a heart-breaking update on her mum, Amy, who is battling idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Katie opened up about the challenges her family is facing as Amy's health continues to deteriorate.

The sun is out, spring is in the air and your kitchen floor is looking a bit worse for wear. As the days get longer, it's time to consider giving your floor a good spring clean – and a steam mop could be just the ticket. Steam mops are an excellent option for hard floors.

Guy Lodge Film Critic Two familiar premises for a personal crisis drama — the unraveling of a marriage, and recovery from a medical calamity — combine to raw and even surprising effect in Jeanette Nordahl‘s accomplished sophomore feature “Beginnings.” Arriving five years after her debut “Wildland,” a somber criminal drama quickened by an electric Sidse Babett Knudsen performance, the Danish writer-director’s follow-up once more uses confidently reserved craft and straightforward storytelling to place the spotlight on a gutsy big-name star turn, or two: this time from Trine Dyrholm and David Dencik, both without vanity and emotionally on edge as a long-married couple unsure how or when to end their relationship for good. It’s a fraught state of limbo even before sudden disaster strikes, as Dyrholm’s high-flying working mom suffers a debilitating stroke, and an already protracted divorce process is further placed on hold.

Gone are the days of flicking through a book, Amazon's newest Kindle Scribe takes reading to a whole new level with its eReader turn tablet features. As its namesake suggests, users can make notes and even draw on the device, all things that the standard Kindle and even Paperwhite model don't offer, but is it worth the jump in price?

The recent energy announcement has left many in a state of worry, wondering how they'll manage the skyrocketing costs, so it's time we explore alternative ways to keep our energy bills in check. We're sure you've already adopted the big changes like switching off lights when not in use, unplugging idle appliances and opting for energy-efficient lightbulbs.

Barack Obama and his longtime wife, Michelle Obama, have sparked speculation that they are headed for a divorce. The couple haven’t been seen publicly together as of late, and Michelle raised eyebrows when she opted to skip out on major political Washington D.C. events such as former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral as well as Donald Trump’s inauguration.

baby shock this week when she welcomed her first child weeks before she was scheduled to deliver. However, the baby coming early wasn’t the surprising part of her labor and delivery journey. Instead, Pamela Mann, a delivery driver from Birmingham, was stunned to find out that her newborn daughter, Paris Halo, was twice the size of an average baby.

Tiger Woods is in a bad way following the death of his beloved mom, Kutilda. His friends and family fear the athlete is struggling with the loss so much that his sobriety is in jeopardy. Tiger is in a dark and dangerous place, and those close to him are concerned.The death of Tiger’s mom has left him very fragile.

Coronation Street's Paddy Bever, who played Max Turner on the ITV soap, could be heading for a stint on rival soap. Paddy first appeared on Corrie in 2021 as the son of the late Kylie Platt (Paula Lane) and has been involved in several major storylines.

Abbey Clancy is battling a “shocking” case of the flu when OK ! dials in for an exclusive chat with the model, presenter and podcast host. “I’m feeling a bit sorry for myself,” she sniffs, adding that many of their party from the family’s recent skiing trip to Switzerland, with friends including Ashley Cole and his wife Sharon Canu, were also struck down with the bug.

Smart watches can be an incredible addition to your everyday tech carry, but it's important to pick one up that best suits your needs. Those looking for more of an extension of their phone for checking notifications on the fly might benefit from the likes of the Apple Watch of Samsung's Galaxy range, for example, but if it's fitness you're interested in then the Garmin range is worth a look.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic Like a cocktail made of ingredients that aren’t meant to go together, but that stimulate your taste buds in a just sweet-and-tart, gin-and-blood-orange enough way that you keep sipping it, “A Simple Favor” was a movie powered by its singular flavor. It started off as a bad-moms soap opera, with Anna Kendrick’s polite, perky, less-innocent-than-she-seemed Stephanie, a widowed mother who ran her own homemaking vlog, getting drawn into the web of Emily, a fellow grade-school parent who was about as maternal as Cruella de Vil, and who was played by Blake Lively in a performance of supremely entertaining nastiness. As these two bonded over martinis and shared secrets (including the revelation that one of them was a “brother fucker” — an example of how blithe the film was about its own perversity), “A Simple Favor” morphed into a murderous mock noir.