Author: Connor Stevens

Alfred Hitchcock famously said, “In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.” Documentary directors produce films for a variety of reasons, whether to educate, incite action or uncover some unknown truth. The following list highlights documentaries and historical dramas that cover significant events, whether well-known or not, in insightful and thought-provoking ways. ‘1987: When The Day Comes’ Plot: The road to democracy was neither simple nor easy in South Korea. Military dictators led regimes filled with corruption. This film, which is a drama based on real events, depicts a student uprising against such a regime. Here’s…

Hanazawa performs new ending “Intaglio,” also performed 1st ending The official Twitter account for the television anime of Kenichi Kondō’s Dark Gathering manga revealed on Monday that Kana Hanazawa will perform the ending theme song titled “Intaglio” for the anime’s second cours (quarter of year). The single’s CD, which includes the anime’s first cours ending theme song “Haiiro” (Gray), will get a release on November 1. Hanazawa also performs the show’s first ending theme song “Haiiro” (Gray). The anime’s staff announced its two-cours broadcast during the first and second episode’s advance screening on June 23. The anime premiered on Tokyo MX on July 9 at 25:05 (effectively July 10 at 1:05 a.m.). The show then aired on BS Asahi and Kansai…

’This was the only part of the movie I would have changed,’ one fan said Barbie fans are complaining about a line that’s being branded the “worst” in the film. The blockbuster, which is set to make $1bn at the global box office this week, was released earlier this month to acclaim from critics and audiences. The Independent gave the film five stars, calling it “a near-miraculous achievement”. Director Greta Gerwig co-wrote the film with her husband, director Noah Baumbach, with producer Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling playing the lead roles. The film has many laugh-out-loud moments, many of which involve Gosling’s performance as Ken, but one joke involving Barbie…

Cardi B has come out to blast the stepson of a billionaire who remains missing aboard a Titanic-bound submersible. The Grammy-winning hip-hop superstar laid into Brian Szasz, who admitted that he attended a Blink-182 concert in San Diego during the highly publicized search efforts to rescue his stepfather, Hamish Harding, and the four other missing crew members. “People is like, ‘Well, what is he supposed to do? Be sad at the house?” Cardi B said on her Instagram Story Tuesday. “’Is he supposed to go look for [the sub] himself?’” “Yes!” she answered emphatically. The “Bodak Yellow” lyricist added that if she was the one missing,…

The writers’ strike has no sign of slowing down, as a massive swarm of folks turned out for a rally more than a month and a half after members of the WGA decided enough was enough. Thousands of writers gathered at Pan Pacific Park in Los Angeles Wednesday … with a ton of them carrying their picket signs and donning their blue WGA strike shirts. In case ya forgot, the big strike started back on May 2 — and while the bigwigs in Hollywood are holding their ground as projects are now missing a writing staff, it seems the creatives aren’t backing…

Kim Kardashian said that her older sister, Kourtney Kardashian Barker, doesn’t have anyone to agree with her opinions outside of her husband, Travis Barker. In season three, episode five of “The Kardashians,” Khloé Kardashian tells Kim that Kourtney was upset she did a Dolce & Gabbana show and told Khloe that “every one of her friends” also disapproved. During a conversation with Khloé and Simon Huck, a mutual friend of both Kim and Kourtney, Kim challenged that idea. “She’s saying every one of her friends, but she doesn’t have any friends,” Kim said during the conversation. “So, Travis?” Khloé and…

Like many former child stars (especially women), Elle Fanning of The Great has some fairly disturbing tales from her time in the trenches—including, she revealed in a recent interview, being denied a role because someone deemed her “unfuckable” at age 16. In a Hollywood Reporter roundtable discussion released on Tuesday, Fanning joined Sheryl Lee Ralph, Natasha Lyonne, Ayo Edebiri, and other actresses in conversation about sexism in their industry. “I’ve never told this story, but I was trying out for a movie. I didn’t get it,” she began, adding that she didn’t think the movie was actually ever made. “I was 16 years old,” Fanning continued, and “a person said,…

Ludacris is sharing his special moment with all of his daughters! On Thursday, the ‘Southern Hospitality’ rapper and girl dad received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. To support their father, all four of his daughters showed up to watch him receive his award. In a group shot, Ludacris, 45, posed with his hand around Cadence, 7, while she hung her arm around sister Cai, 9. Karma, 21, stands next to her dad and baby sister Chance, 21 months old, who was held by her mom and Ludacris’ wife Eudoxie Bridges, 37. Cai and Cadence wore matching black dresses, with Cadence…

If there’s a show on Disney Plus or Hulu that you’ve been meaning to watch then you might want to do so quickly before it is pulled from the platforms for good. According to a report by Deadline, Disney is about to remove dozens of series (and a few films) from both streaming services, including Willow, Y: The Last Man, and Turner & Hooch, as part of the entertainment giant’s broader cost-cutting measures. During Disney’s Q2 earnings call earlier this month, Disney CEO Bob Iger and chief financial officer Christine McCarthy announced plans to remove some content from its streaming services after revealing Disney Plus…

Things between Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny are continuing to deepen their romance. A source exclusively tells PEOPLE that The Kardashians star, 27, and “Tití Me Preguntó” crooner, 29, are “getting more serious.” “They are very cute together. Kendall is happy,” the source continues. “He is a fun guy. Very much a gentleman and charming. She likes his vibe. He is very chill.” The insider also notes that “it was a slow start, but they spend almost every day together now.” “He hangs out with her friends and she hangs out with his. It’s more of a relationship now,” the insider adds. “Kendall is not seeing…