Fox Searchlight Acquires Distribution Rights to Twelve Years A Slave

it’s been confirmed the company will be distributing Steve McQueen’s Twelve Years A Slave.  read more

The Onion Apologizes for Controversial Tweet About 9-Year-Old Actress

Humor website The Onion is under fire after putting out a particularly off-putting tweet during last night’s Oscars, which addressed 9-year-old Beasts of the Southern Wild actress Quvenzhané Wallis as a four-letter word we’re having a hard time typing, so you can just check it out in the tweet below (Warning: Harsh language ahead). Screenshot via Salon The tweet was pulled last night, but not before hundreds of people retweeted and replied to the statement. The Onion’s apology was released today, which was penned by Onion CEO Steve Hannah. The statement apologizes to the actress directly and states “[The Onion...  read more

Beasts of the Southern Wild

A 6-year-old girl named Hushpuppy, little and wiry with a wild pouf of hair, crouches in a ruin of twisted metal and junk. She holds a small bird to her ear and listens to its heart. This is our introduction to the gorgeous, bewildering, explosive world of Benh Zeitlin’s Beasts of the Southern Wild. It is a moment remarkable for its stillness in a film rarely at rest.   read more