Gregory Ellwood

Lee Daniels, left, with Andra Day on the set of "The United States vs. Billie Holiday."

Director Lee Daniels was determined to bring Billie Holiday’s story to a new generation

February 23, 2021 at 1:56 p.m.

Lee Daniels was 13 years old when he first saw the Billie Holiday biopic "Lady Sings the Blues." The film featured Diana Ross as Holiday and Billy Dee Williams as...

Mati Diop posing for a portrait in New York to promote her film "Atlantics."

Streaming on Netflix, now at Facets: ‘Atlantics,’ director’s touch of the supernatural is just reality for many Senegalese

February 14, 2020 at 2:12 p.m.

The supernatural elements in Mati Diop's "Atlantics" are undeniable and part of its hypnotic appeal. A young Senegalese woman, Ada, is haunted by her lover, Souleiman, who, along with a...

"I didn't think it would move people in the manner that it did," James Corden says of his "Carpool Karaoke" segment with Paul McCartney.

James Corden shakes it up with ‘Carpool Karaoke,’ hosting the Tonys and, soon, ‘Cats’

June 11, 2019 at 3:43 a.m.

In a year when James Corden landed the reunited Jonas Brothers for a week of shows, jumped out of an airplane with Tom Cruise and pranked David Beckham with a...

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