Tyler Perry’s ‘Beauty in Black’ tops Netflix top 10
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After a slow start, Tyler Perry‘s Netflix drama Beauty in Black has climbed to #1 on the streaming service’s TV chart.
The series debuted in fourth place when it premiered on Oct. 28, but rose to first place for the week of Oct. 28-Nov. 3, hitting 8.7 million views in its first full week of streaming, according to Netflix.
Beauty in Black, starring Taylor Polidore, follows two women — one fighting for survival after being forced out by her mother, the other running a prosperous company.
Elsewhere on the Netflix TV chart, Territory fell to second place, The Diplomat came in third, This Is the Zodiac Speaking took fourth place and The Lincoln Lawyer rounded out the top five.
Timothée Chalamet does his own singing and guitar playing in the upcoming Bob Dylan movie A Complete Unknown, and apparently he had to learn a lot of the Dylan catalog to be ready for the film.
In a new featurette shared by Entertainment Weekly, producer Fred Berger shares just how extensive Chalamet’s preparation was for the role.
“There are 40 songs in the movie that he performs,” Berger says. “On guitar, on harmonica, and singing live take after take after take.”
The clip features behind-the-scenes footage of Chalamet performing as Dylan, set to his take on the Dylan classic “Like A Rolling Stone.”
“It was important for me to sing and play live,” Chalamet says. “Because if I can actually do it, why should there be an element of artifice here? And I’m proud that we took that leap.”
His co-star Elle Fanning said she had “goose bumps,” watching Chalamet at work, noting, “You can see how much love, and how hard he’s worked and how much he cares about getting this right.”
The clip also features footage of Boyd Holbrook performing as Johnny Cash, Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez and Ed Norton and Pete Seeger.
“It’s a movie about music that is unadorned and authentic,” the film’s director, James Mangold, adds. “You could feel the thing working for everyone.”
The film nominations for the 2025 Critics Choice Awards are in.
Conclave and Wicked are the top-nominated movies of the year, earning 11 nods each. Following close behind are Dune: Part Two and Emilia Pérez with 10 nods apiece.
Joining the four previously mentioned films in the best picture category this year are A Complete Unknown, Anora, The Brutalist, Nickel Boys, Sing Sing and The Substance.
It was previously announced that Shōgun reigned supreme on the television side with six nominations.
Find out which of your favorite shows, movies and stars will win when comedian Chelsea Handler hosts the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards on Jan. 12.
Here’s a list of the film nominations in the major categories for the 2025 Critics Choice Awards:
Best picture A Complete Unknown Anora The Brutalist Conclave Dune: Part Two Emilia Pérez Nickel Boys Sing Sing The Substance Wicked
Best actor Adrien Brody, The Brutalist Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown Daniel Craig, Queer Colman Domingo, Sing Sing Ralph Fiennes, Conclave Hugh Grant, Heretic
Best actress Cynthia Erivo, Wicked Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths Angelina Jolie, Maria Mikey Madison, Anora Demi Moore, The Substance
Best supporting actor Yura Borisov, Anora Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown Guy Pearce, The Brutalist Denzel Washington, Gladiator II
Best supporting actress Danielle Deadwyler, The Piano Lesson Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Nickel Boys Ariana Grande, Wicked Margaret Qualley, The Substance Isabella Rossellini, Conclave Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
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