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Brandy Returns 26 Years Later as Cinderella in New Disney Film

While Disney+ has yet to disclose the release date for the film, fans are already excited about the nostalgia the film will bring to older and younger audiences. In the live-action musical, Brandy also starred alongside Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother while featuring other renowned names like Whoopi Goldberg, Victor Garber, Natalie Desselle Reid, Bernadette Peters, and Jason Alexander. The 1997 film earned seven Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special.

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Ben Affleck Confirms Jennifer Lopez will Star in his Next Film

Ben Affleck has started planning his next film, and his new wife, Jennifer Lopez, will be a part of the project. Not too many details have been released on this new film, but we do know that aside from J-LO being involved in it, Matt Damon will also be working with Ben Affleck on this project. 

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Demi Lovato Makes Directorial Debut with Child Stardom Documentary on Hulu

The names of the other participants in the film have not been revealed. The format will involve an intimate conversation with Lovato, archival material, and verité footage, in addition to Lovato reflecting on her participation in shows like Barney & Friends, As the Bell Rings, Sonny with a Chance, and more.

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Animated Movies Now Have Nothing on the Old Ones

While it seems like the animation of it all has upgraded, current animated movies do not instill the same effect in the public as they once did. While animated movies are intended for a younger audience, old animated movies found a way to stay in the minds of the older generation. Movies like Spirit, Coraline, Bambi, Shrek, The Road to El Dorado, and more. Movies that adults, along with children, will re-watch over and over again when streaming services add them and remove them from their collection.

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Ke Huy Quan, and Harrison Ford Share Emotional Moment on Oscars Stage

Notably, the seven-time winning oddball tour de force, “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” marked a change in sensibilities within Hollywood. Although the usual high drama cinematic fare enjoyed plenty of nominations and accolades, the bulk of the wins went to a movie about family, compassion, trauma, sexuality, and an authentic take on Asian immigration and assimilation to American culture as the backdrop to the visually stunning film.

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2023 Oscars: Winners and What to Watch

Sunday night, the 95th Academy Awards were held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. This year’s ceremony marked the first time that four Asian actors competed across multiple acting categories.

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2023 Academy Awards: Where to Watch and What We Know So Far

We are just two days away from the 95th Academy Awards ceremony, also known as, “The Oscars.” Held this Sunday, March 12th, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, we will see the best of Hollywood receive Academy Awards.

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Ant-Man: Continuing the Avengers Saga

The new release of “Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania” is the start of Phase 5 in the Marvel Saga, and it is also the third Ant-Man movie to be released where Scott Lang (Ant-Man) and Janet Van Dyne (the Wasp) find themselves trying to save the world, once again. This film is the kickoff to starting the Multiverse Saga, as most of the film takes place outside time and space in the Quantum Realm.

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Nostalgic Top-Rated Movies on Disney Plus to Watch This Month

If you don’t already know, Disney Plus offers access to Disney’s huge film archive with thousands of TV episodes and movies, including newer movies and shows that have been released in recent years. 

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Netflix is Removing These Shows and Movies This Month

If you have a Netflix membership, you’re probably aware that many titles are disappearing from Netflix without warning every day. These monthly clean-ups can be annoying, but if your favorite show or movie is being removed, there are always other streaming services offering access, like Amazon, Hulu, Peacock, or even Youtube. In order for you to catch them this month before they vanish, here is a compilation of everything being removed in March from Netflix US, including several titles that are labeled as Netflix Originals.

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Cate Blanchett Knocks Cancel Culture While Discussing New Movie, Warns of Repeating ‘Past Mistakes’ Otherwise

Cate Blanchett has spoken out against “cancel culture,” claiming that studying the works of prominent artists and historical individuals is essential, regardless of whether they are provocative or controversial. During a Radio Times interview about her new film “Tár,” which examines the challenge of divorcing the auteur from the art, the Oscar-winning actress was questioned if it is fair to reject great artists due to their “personal foibles.”

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Why the Characters in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Look so Different and Why it’s Not a Bad Thing

There has been a lot of chatter since Puss in Boots: The Last Wish premiered regarding the adapted art style used for the characters in the film (particularly the humans). The primary complaint about the characters’ designs is that they are more traditional aesthetic and marketable- a concept regarding character design that was thrown to the wolves and heavily poked fun at in the DreamWorks Animation Shrek franchise (as evident by the caricature-esque designs), where Puss in Boots first appeared- and thus many fans were caught off guard by the stylistic changes that were made. Now, it may seem silly to complain about character designs for being styled in a way that is more traditionally attractive, but the fault that fans have found is in the contrarian message it sends to audiences about beauty standards.

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