“New trailers: Pixar’s Soul, Beyoncé’s Black is King, and more - The Verge” plus 2 more |
- New trailers: Pixar’s Soul, Beyoncé’s Black is King, and more - The Verge
- Beyonce’s New Film Based On The Lion King’s Music Has A Stunning Trailer And A Release Date - CinemaBlend
- Tina Lawson Defends Beyoncé Against ‘Social Media Terrorists’ Critical Of Black Is King on Instagram - Vulture
| New trailers: Pixar’s Soul, Beyoncé’s Black is King, and more - The Verge Posted: 04 Jul 2020 07:18 AM PDT  Like seemingly everyone else right now, I watched back through Avatar: The Last Airbender for the first time in years (actually, just the second and third seasons since my wife got through most of the first one without me) because it's come back to Netflix. It's been really wonderful seeing such a brilliant, funny, epic, and deserving show suddenly getting this widespread recognition. On (what is probably my fourth) rewatch, what really stood out to me is the incredible attention the show gives to building out vibrant, fascinating cultures throughout its world. The show's protagonists are constantly traveling, yet even towns and characters that only show up for an episode get distinct traits and humanizing moments. It adds up to a fantasy world that feels uniquely rich and complete. One example that really caught me was the show's swampbenders. They're largely a joke, but the show still gives them a history (they're Water Tribe descendants who migrated to the Earth Kingdom) and a culture (they settled in the swamp because they learned to work the water within the vines). It feels whole despite being a subplot within a 20-minute episode, and it's just one of dozens. If you haven't watched the show already, you should really give it a try. (Just know, it takes a couple of episodes to hit its stride.) Check out nine trailers from this week below. SoulPixar's next film looks gorgeous... and since I can't get outside to see New York City all that much, it's nice to see Soul's re-creation of it, which seems to perpetually be covered in glowing golden-hour light. The film comes out on November 20th. Black is KingBeyoncé has another visually stunning film coming up, which she both wrote and directed herself. It's exclusive to Disney Plus and is supposed to tie into themes from The Lion King since she starred in last year's remake. But mostly, it just looks like the latest entry in Beyoncé remarkable line of visual albums. The film comes out on July 31st. The Old GuardCharlize Theron stars in a new film for Netflix about a group of mercenaries who can't die and have gone to battle throughout the ages. It looks like a truly ludicrous premise and an excuse for plenty of elaborate action. The film comes out on July 10th. Aretha FranklinJennifer Hudson plays soul legend Aretha Franklin in Respect, a new biopic that explores Franklin's rise to stardom — and, naturally, gives Hudson plenty of excuses to cover the classics. Variety reports that Franklin was involved with the production until her death in 2018. The film comes out on Christmas. Greatness CodeI'm extremely into the strange, glitchy, bad-good digital art style used in Apple TV Plus' latest series. Greatness Code is pretty straightforward on the surface — it's about top athletes discussing some of their best and toughest moments — but it looks like it's been beautifully packaged and in an unusual way for a sports doc. It comes out on July 10th. CursedHere's the first real look at Cursed, a new series that reimagines the legend of King Arthur, but with Nimue as the one who comes to wield the sword. It looks like a huge teen fantasy adventure. The show debuts on July 17th. Boys StateBoys State got great reviews out of Sundance, and now it's headed to Apple TV Plus. The documentary follows an elaborate mock government program for teenage boys in Austin, Texas, and watches as the competition quickly comes to reflect "all the flaws of American politics," as Tasha Robinson wrote over at Polygon. It comes to theaters on July 31st and then starts streaming on August 14th. Bloody Nose, Empty PocketsBloody Nose, Empty Pockets is a documentary — sort of — about the final night of a Las Vegas dive bar, spending time with the regulars who filter in and out and make the place a joy. It's also... not really a documentary. The bar is in New Orleans, and the people are all playing characters made up while filming. I don't know exactly what you call that (well, fiction, probably), but it looks really interesting. The film starts to come out on July 8th. Kids See GhostsWill this be good? Will this be real? I have no idea. But at the very least, we have this wild two-minute teaser for a supposed animated show directed by Takashi Murakami based on Kanye West and Kid Cudi's one-off album, which is best known for having a follow-up to the breakout track for 070 Shake, "Ghost Town," on it. It comes out... who knows. Whatever happened to Kanye's game about his mother traveling to heaven? |
| Posted: 02 Jul 2020 01:39 PM PDT  Between Black is King and Hamilton we have a pair of musical films from diverse creators that aren't exactly the first thing you think of when you think of Disney or the Disney+ streaming service. While they're not outside of the "family friendly" home that Disney has occupied from the beginning, they are a bit more grown up, and will certainly appeal to a potentially different audience than many Disney products. Disney+ was always going to be attractive to the core Disney fan audience, but by adding content like this the service has the potential to draw in a much larger audience. Of course, for that to work long term, we will need to see even more additions to Disney+ that look like this, but that's not a bad thing. |
| Posted: 04 Jul 2020 04:31 PM PDT  Photo: FilmMagic Mama Tina has some thoughts about recent backlash her eldest daughter, Beyoncé, has received in response to her latest visual album Black Is King which is set to hit Disney+ on July 31. Tina Knowles-Lawson took to her Instagram to publicly address those criticizing Beyoncé for using African imagery and themes in her music despite not performing or filming in Africa. In an Instagram posted on July 3 that began as a celebration of Beyoncé's African collaborators on Black Is King, Lawson went left and took on Bey's haters, writing "those who are criticizing the film (before they even see it) saying it's unauthentic, upset that B doesn't actually go to Africa or say that Bey is simply using African cultures for gain are wrong." She goes on to make 3 points defending her daughter, claiming that Beyoncé profits less from her "Afro-centric content" than from her mainstream content, has done her research on African culture, and that making African content that "will last forever" is ultimately more important than coming to Africa "for a show once or twice every few years." If you thought Miss Tina would leave it at that, you'd be mistaken. Earlier that day, Lawson called those critical of Beyoncé "social media terrorist[s]," specifically those who criticize "billion dollars on an elevator" Beyoncé's relationship to capitalism. Lawson instagrammed a tweet from @_alphaa_ which reads "Lmao the annoying thing about the Beyoncé capitalist argument is that Lemonade her "black" album, is one of her lowest selling albums so if we're talking profit, she wouldn't continue to make music highlighting blackness if it was solely for profit." Lawson included a lengthy caption positioning her daughter as a champion of "African and African-American people" while asking those who remain critical of Bey to re-channel their energy elsewhere. "Beyoncé is not your enemy!!," Lawson writes emphatically, "But you would swear she was!" Criticisms of Beyoncé has been bubbling up over the past few weeks, with the incredibly outspoken rapper Noname being the most high profile artist to publicly question Beyoncé's relationship to wealth and power. On Saturday, July 4, Noname took to Twitter share her thoughts on Mama Tina's Instagram musings, specifically Lawson's focus on how Beyoncé "dedicates her art to Boldly show the Royalty and beauty of our heritage and journey !" "the idea that blk [sic] americans are only legitimate human subjects because we are descendants of "kings and queens" is ahistorical and continues to push capitalist logic," tweeted Noname. "most africans weren't royalty and that's ok. beyonce is great but she got rich from a system that exploits the many." Should we be surprised that an artist who goes by Queen B (no, not you Britney) has a fixation on monarchy, wealth, and power? Perhaps not. In any case, Mama Tina and Noname are exploring two different facets of an important and complex conversation regarding the intersectionality between race and class in our flawed-capitalist society. Unsurprisingly, Beyoncé has remained silent on the issue or, as Tina would say, is "minding her own business." Maybe she's got the right idea and now might be a good time for everyone to log off and enjoy the long weekend. |
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