I wouldn’t give an apple to this teacher. Maggie Gyllenhaal brings every parent’s nightmare to life in the disturbing trailer for the upcoming Netflix film “The Kindergarten Teacher”. Gyllenhaal plays a troubled educator who latches onto a kindergarten student upon listening to him stammer out brilliant poetry. She immediately pegs the little boy as “a…
Netflix will not be releasing a documentary by and about infamous anti-Semitic preacher and Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. Following reports and tweets by Farrakhan himself that the documentary, “My Life’s Journey Through Music,” would be available to stream on August 1, Netflix said the documentary would not be available on the service. “This…
Updated 7:30 p.m. Louis Farrakhan is best-known for his decades-long leadership of the Nation of Islam and for the anti-Semitic invective and conspiracy theories he has frequently preached. He is less well-known for his surprisingly distinguished music career. He perhaps hoped to change his perception with the help of Netflix — but the streaming giant…
Shalom, team! It’s Friday. Shabbat bears down on us, like a beautiful, terrifying bat. And this weekend while you are avoiding the effects of global warming and looking for a bright jewel of culture to catch your eye and distract you from the pervasive darkness, may we suggest “Obvious Child.” “Obvious Child” was build as…
The upcoming Netflix series “Insatiable” follows a teenage girl who is bullied for her weight until, having been punched in the jaw and forced to keep it wired shut over the summer, she loses weight, gains social capital, and decides to exact revenge on her bullies. A young white woman getting revenge? Very 2018. Very…
Get your affairs in order and charge up your laptop: Netflix has ordered a series from the creators of the hit Israeli television thriller “Fauda.” This time, Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff have teamed up to co-author and co-produce the show “Hit and Run” with American Dawn Prestwich and Nicole Yorkin of “Melrose Place” and…
On August 12, 1958, the photographer Art Kane positioned himself on the south side of East 126th Street and shot a photo that would become iconic. Kane was on assignment for Esquire, which was preparing an issue on jazz, and he had gotten the most remarkable talent in Harlem to assemble for the occasion. Sonny…
The painfully funny series “Arrested Development” will return for a fifth season in painful times. Despite allegations of sexual harassment by former co-workers against “Arrested” star Jeffrey Tambor, Netflix is set to announce a release date for the show’s belated fifth season very soon. Michel Hurwitz, the show’s creator, said on Tuesday that the new…
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