The results are a big boost to the progressive wing of the party as the Mamdani-backed challengers successfully ousted two incumbent lawmakers.

While Antoine Fuqua and Lionsgate‘s crowd-pleasing Michael Jackson biopic is creeping toward the billion-dollar mark at the global box office. With that successful music world release of note, we’re still a bit perplexed why the long-gestating Madonna movie has, in contrast, been struggling to get into production, and the iconic pop star might have some new insight into the reason behind all those delays. You might remember it started to finally look like things were coming together after Julia Garner was officially cast as the Material Girl, but how Madonna (who was co-writing with Oscar-winner Diablo Cody and later with Erin Cressida Wilson on the script) tells things while speaking with Interview Magazine, her working relationship with Universal seemingly eroded over time and led to those delays. Continue reading Madonna Had A “Falling Out” With Universal, Leading To Biopic Delays: “Maybe, They Just Didn’t Believe In Me” at The Playlist.

It’s officially spring, and studios are already testing the water with some major, tentpole releases. This is evident in the sequel to the box-office hit, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” arriving in the first week of April. But there’s plenty more than just video game adaptations (though there are at least two this month alone) Elsewhere, there’s the first of three collaborations between Zendaya and Robert Pattinson this year with the buzzy “The Drama.” Anne Hathaway reminds us (again) of her star power with “Mother Mary” before nostalgia strikes in May with “The Devil Wears Prada 2.” There are more action flicks with Bob Odenkirk, Italy-bound romance, the slick genre-workings of the prolific Steven Soderbergh, classic horror interpretations (in more ways than one), and more. Continue reading 17 Must-See April Films: ‘The Drama,’ ‘The Christophers,’ ‘Mother Mary’ ‘Normal’ & More at The Playlist.

Shoulda, woulda, coulda, I guess. Six months ago, I learned that Steven Soderbergh and Adam Driver had quietly developed a post- “Rise of Skywalker” “Star Wars” film titled “The Hunt For Ben Solo,” written by Scott Z. Burns, but out of an abundance of reporterly caution, I didn’t go forward with the story. This week, Driver himself revealed the project’s existence in an Associated Press interview, confirming that he and Soderbergh had worked on a “Star Wars” movie that never came to fruition. Continue reading ‘The Hunt For Ben Solo’: Steven Soderbergh & Adam Driver’s Secret ‘Star Wars’ Movie Was Greenlit Before Disney Pulled The Plug [Exclusive] at The Playlist.

ALT: an illustration of a woman holding a chimpanzee with the words " least i can do is speak out "