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“Antebellum” is a bold move: It’s a horror movie about slavery that makes few weighty comments about it. A purely entertaining, scary flick will infuriate the culturati who like their movies like they like their Atlantic articles: long and academic. However, despite some issues, this Janelle Monáe film is a breathless watch. “Antebellum” bears a …
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Recently was the Telluride Film Festival, to which practically nobody came. The thing had to come to you. Makeshift drive-in for “Nomadland,” a modern road picture thing with Frances McDormand. McDormand, under a mask, inside a golf cart, fires burning in the distance, yelled: “Get your Kleenex out. Have hamburgers and milkshakes at our sanitized …
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“Antebellum,” a time-bending horror film starring Janelle Monáe, is the latest movie to premiere on digital rental platforms in lieu of its planned theatrical release as coronavirus cases continue to spike. Written and directed by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, the film was initially expected to debut in theaters in August. But since there’s no …
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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 …
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HBO has announced the launch of a digital pride celebration on its Human By Orientation platform, which will host daily virtual events honoring the LGBTQIA+ community from June 18 to June 28. All of the events on the platform are free, including musical performances from Janelle Monáe, Todrick Hall and Kim Petras. Jackie Gagne, vice …
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In the wake of George Floyd’s death — and the Black Lives Matter movement that has intensified because of it — protest music is providing the soundtrack of the times once again. Jay-Z has released the “Songs for Survival Playlist 2” available exclusively on his Tidal streaming service to provide a sonic tonic to those …
“Antebellum” is a bold move: It’s a horror movie about slavery that makes few weighty comments about it. A purely entertaining, scary flick will infuriate the culturati who like their movies like they like their Atlantic articles: long and academic. However, despite some issues, this Janelle Monáe film is a breathless watch. “Antebellum” bears a …
