The cast of Disney+’s ‘Home Sweet Home Alone’ (Photo Courtesy of Disney+)
Jojo Rabbit scene-stealer Archie Yates stars as the kid accidentally left behind while his family jets off on vacation in Home Sweet Home Alone, 20th Century Studios’ remake of the classic comedy Home Alone. The family-friendly holiday comedy, based on John Hughes’ screenplay and written by SNL‘s Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell, will air on Disney+ on November 12, 2021.
In addition to Archie Yates, the cast includes Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Rob Delaney (Deadpool 2), Aisling Bea (Living with Yourself), Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live), and Tim Simons (Veep). Pete Holmes (The Secret Life of Pets 2), Devin Ratray (Home Alone), Ally Maki (Toy Story 4), and Chris Parnell (Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues) also star.
Directed by Dan Mazer (Dirty Grandpa), Home Sweet Home Alone is a remake of screenwriter John Hughes and director Chris Columbus’ classic 1990 comedy starring Macaulay Culkin. The filmmaking team of Hughes and Columbus reunited for 1992’s Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. Home Alone 3 followed in 1997 without Culkin but with Hughes writing and Raja Gosnell (Scooby-Doo, Big Momma’s House) directing.
Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House arrived on TV as part of The Wonderful World of Disney, and the forgettable TV movie Home Alone: The Holiday Heist aired in 2012.
The Home Sweet Home Alone Plot, Courtesy of Disney+:
“Max Mercer is a mischievous and resourceful young boy who has been left behind while his family is in Japan for the holidays. So when a married couple attempting to retrieve a priceless heirloom set their sights on the Mercer family’s home, it is up to Max to protect it from the trespassers…and he will do whatever it takes to keep them out. Hilarious hijinks of epic proportions ensue, but despite the absolute chaos, Max comes to realize that there really is no place like home sweet home.”
Netflix just released the first batch of photos from the upcoming limited series Colin in Black & White. The six episode drama focuses on Colin Kaepernick’s formative years, with Jaden Michael playing the young Colin and Kaepernick narrating. Nick Offerman and Mary-Louise Parker co-star as Colin’s parents, Rick and Teresa.
The photos were accompanied by the announcement of an October 29, 2021 premiere date.
Executive producers Colin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay created the series, with DuVernay, Sheldon Candis, Robert Townsend, Angel Kristi Williams, and Kenny Leon directing. Michael Starrbury also serves as an executive producer.
“I’m excited to share this first peek into a project I co-created with the incomparable Ava DuVernay over the past couple of years. I look forward to the world meeting the incredible Jaden Michael, a young actor who plays me during my high school years, just a kid growing up in Turlock, California who wanted to play ball,” stated Colin Kaepernick.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
Colin in Black & White is a bold new limited series that chronicles Kaepernick’s coming of age story, tackling the obstacles of race, class and culture as the Black adopted child of a white family. Colin in Black & White stars Jaden Michael as Young Colin before reaching the highest levels of American football as an NFL quarterback and becoming a cultural icon and activist; Nick Offerman and Mary-Louise Parker as his well-meaning parents Rick and Teresa; and Colin Kaepernick himself, who appears as the present-day narrator of his own story, guiding viewers through a robust and colorfully presented array of historical and contemporary contextual moments.
The CW’s Riverdale finally returned from an extended hiatus with season five episode 11, “Strange Bedfellows,” and I’ll admit I’ve lost track of what’s going on. Episode 11 had singing, swinging fists, escaped convicts, a stolen opal, and magic mushrooms. Plus, Archie moved Veronica to the friendzone until she gets a divorce.
Up next, season five episode 12 – “Citizen Lodge” – airing on August 18, 2021. Episode 12 was directed by James DeWille from a script by Brian E. Paterson.
The cast of season five includes KJ Apa as Archie Andrews, Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge, and Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones. Madelaine Petsch is Cheryl Blossom, Marisol Nichols is Hermione Lodge, Mӓdchen Amick is Alice Cooper, Casey Cott is Kevin Keller, Mark Consuelos is Hiram Lodge, Skeet Ulrich is FP Jones, Charles Melton is Reggie Mantle, Drew Ray Tanner is Fangs Fogarty, and Vanessa Morgan plays Toni Topaz.
“Chapter Eighty-Eight: Citizen Lodge” Plot: MICHAEL CONSUELOS GUEST STARS AS YOUNG HIRAM LODGE — Hiram (Consuelos) shares with Reggie (Melton) his origin story and how he went from a young Jaime Luna (guest star Michael Consuelos) to the powerful kingpin of Riverdale. Elsewhere, Reggie reflects on his relationship with his father.
Season 5 Description, Courtesy of The CW:
The fourth season of Riverdale began with a funeral and tribute to Archie’s late father, the beloved Fred Andrews (Luke Perry). Throughout the season, Archie (KJ Apa) tried to live up to his father’s memory by mentoring youths at his Community Center with the help of his pals Reggie and Munroe Moore. But the shadow of that tragedy loomed over Archie—and only darkened when Fred’s brother Frank arrived, bringing unforeseen complications with him, much to the chagrin of Archie’s mother (Molly Ringwald).
Meanwhile, after Betty saved her mom and sister from the Farm cult, she joined her brother Charles’s Junior F.B.I. Training Program. Veronica found herself locked in a season-long battle with her father Hiram and half-sister Hermosa over her burgeoning maple rum business. And, at the urging on FP, Jughead enrolled in a new school, Stonewall Prep, only to be caught up in a mystery that involved his grandfather, the secret author of a series of teen detective novels called “The Baxter Brothers.” His classmates turned out to be killers—and it was up to Betty and Jughead (pretending to be dead) to solve the murder of…Jughead Jones!
At Thistlehouse, Cheryl was trapped in a gothic nightmare, fighting her demons, literal and metaphoric, with the loving support of her girlfriend Toni. She finally put her brother Jason to rest while maintaining her control over the Vixens as resident HBIC against Principal Honey (Kerr Smith). Kevin got dragged into an illicit tickle scheme, but still found time to put on a Variety Show with hit songs from Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
And throughout the season, disturbing unmarked videotapes kept appearing on our characters’ doorsteps, ensuring that there would be one more mystery to solve.
Season five of Riverdale will begin with our characters’ final days as students at Riverdale High. From an epic Senior Prom to a bittersweet Graduation, there are a lot of emotional moments and goodbyes yet to come — with some couples breaking up, as everyone goes their separate ways to college — or elsewhere. Then, we will redock with our gang as young adults, all returning to Riverdale to escape their troubled pasts. And life — and romance — will only be more complicated now that they’re in their twenties…
Emilia Jones and Marlee Matlin in ‘CODA,’ premiering globally on Apple TV+ on August 13, 2021.
How do you tell a compelling coming-of-age story that marches to a different drummer and takes a fresh approach to the genre? Writer/director Sian Heder’s CODA provides the answer to that question, delivering a unique coming-of-age tale featuring a marginalized community not commonly seen in films. CODA, which stands for “Child of Deaf Adults,” forges a new path by telling an engrossing story of a teen attempting to make it through high school while also addressing complex issues.
High school senior Ruby Rossi (Emilia Jones), the only Rossi who can hear, is her family’s lifeline to the world. In addition to translating for mom Jackie (Marlee Matlin), dad Frank (Troy Kotsur), and brother Leo (Daniel Durant), Ruby dutifully rises each morning at the ungodly hour of 3am to work alongside her dad and older brother on the family’s fishing boat.
Rules dictate the boat must have a hearing person on board due to safety issues, and Ruby’s spent her formative years handling her fishing duties – including haggling over fish prices – before heading to school. It’s a living, but the family barely makes ends meet.
With such an exhausting schedule, Ruby doesn’t always have a chance to shower before class which does nothing to help combat her status as an outcast. Bullied as a child because of her family’s deafness and their lower-class status, Ruby’s just counting down the days until she can leave school behind. She gets by but doesn’t care about school or her peers, other than her ride-or-die BFF, Gertie (Amy Forsyth).
Although she’s indifferent to school and rarely contributes in class, she loves to sing and makes a spur-of-the-moment decision to join the school’s choir. She needs the credits and overhears hunky classmate Miles (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) signing up so she does so, too.
After a rocky start that finds Ruby fleeing the choir room in a fit of nerves, choirmaster Bernardo Villalobos (Eugenio Derbez) selects Ruby to be Miles’ duet partner. It turns out Ruby’s got a beautiful voice but lacks self-confidence. Fortunately, Mr. Villalobos knows when he’s in the presence of a diamond in the rough, a student with raw talent who needs extra encouragement and training.
Joining the choir and attending late afternoon one-on-one sessions with Mr. Villalobos means Ruby needs to limit the time she spends on the boat. It also means she’s no longer at her family’s beck and call when they need her translating skills. Jackie feels Ruby’s desire to sing is an affront to the family, an overt act of rebellion because they can’t hear.
As the prospect of attending a prestigious music college looms, Ruby’s forced into the difficult position of having to choose between her parents’ expectations for her future and striking out on her own to follow her dreams.
Writer/director Sian Heder’s CODA is alternately heartwarming and heartbreaking. Heder’s decision to hire actors who are deaf – Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, and Daniel Durant – in three of the lead roles was absolutely the right choice, not only because representation matters but also because they’re first-class actors. The audience needs to embrace the family at the heart of the story, and the chemistry’s incredibly strong between Matlin, Kotsur, Durant, and Emilia Jones, which makes it easy to believe their bond’s real.
The Rossis aren’t a dysfunctional family struggling to connect with each other. In a refreshing twist, Heder’s written the parents as deeply in love after dozens of years of marriage and still unable to keep their hands off each other. The parents obviously love and support their kids, and the siblings may fight but are also fiercely protective of each other. It’s a breath of fresh air to not have to sit through another film loaded with characters who can’t stand to be in each other’s presence.
Heder’s script incorporates a variety of important issues, including disability awareness and bullying, but does so with a light touch. There’s an authenticity and realness to these characters brought about by a combination of terrific acting and an outstanding script.
In an absolutely stunning scene – quite possibly one of the best scenes in a 2021 release – Ruby is asked by choirmaster Mr. Villalobos to describe how she feels when she sings. Emilia Jones as Ruby delivers a passionate, emotionally heart-wrenching answer in ASL (American Sign Language). Not a word is spoken yet the vulnerability and honesty on display is breathtaking. That level of brilliance in both acting and writing is present throughout the two-hour drama.
GRADE: A
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for drug use, strong sexual content, and language
Running Time: 1 hour 51 minutes
Release Date: August 13, 2021 in theaters and on Apple TV+
Season one of Fox’s Fantasy Island kicked off with an episode featuring Prodigal Son‘s Bellamy Young attempting to come to terms with the source of her eating disorder. A second storyline involved an elderly couple hoping to go back in time to the early days of their relationship before the wife, Ruby Akuda, was diagnosed with a terminal illness. As their vacation came to an end, Ruby was offered the opportunity to join the staff and remain on the island.
Up next, season one episode two – “His And Hers/The Heartbreak Hotel” – will air on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 9pm ET/PT.
The cast of the reboot is led by Roselyn Sánchez as Elena Roarke, a descendant of the iconic Mr. Roarke. Kiara Barnes (The Bold and the Beautiful) plays Ruby Akuda and John Gabriel Rodriguez (Rosewood) is Javier. Episode two’s guest stars include Dave Annable, Odette Annable, and Francois Chau.
“His And Hers/The Heartbreak Hotel” Plot: Two adventurers whose marriage has grown stale want to have the ultimate adventure together. Meanwhile, after sleeping for 35 years, widower Brent (Chau), must decide if he is ready to face his grief awake.
Series Description, Courtesy of Fox:
Fantasy Island takes place at a luxury resort, where literally any fantasy requested by guests is fulfilled, although they rarely turn out as expected. Delving into the ‘what if’ questions – both big and small – that keep us awake at night, each episode will tell emotional, provocative stories about people who arrive with dreams and desires and depart enlightened and transformed through the magical realism of Fantasy Island.
Serving as steward of this mysterious island is Elena Roarke (Sanchez), a descendant of the iconic Mr. Roarke. Elena set aside her own ambitions, and even the love of her life, to uphold her family’s legacy. Sophisticated, insightful and always charming, her calm exterior masks the challenges of the responsibilities she has assumed.
Assisting Elena is Ruby Akuda (Barnes), a young woman with an old soul who arrives on Fantasy Island with a terminal illness and is given a new lease on life there; and pilot Javier (Rodriquez), who also is the head of island transportation and a jack of all trades.
Madison Iseman in ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ (Photo: Amazon Prime Video)
Amazon Prime Video’s just dropped the first four photos from the upcoming series adaptation of Lois Duncan’s novel I Know What You Did Last Summer. The photos arrived along with confirmation the horror series will premiere on October 15, 2021. Prime Video will release the first four episodes on that date, followed by new episodes on subsequent Fridays.
The eight-episode first season will finish on November 12th.
Season one stars Madison Iseman, Bill Heck, Brianne Tju, Ezekiel Goodman, Ashley Moore, and Sebastian Amoruso. The cast also includes Fiona Rene, Cassie Beck, and Brooke Bloom.
Executive producer Sara Goodman adapted Duncan’s novel for the series. Duncan’s book was previously adapted into a feature film starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr, Ryan Phillippe, and Jennifer Love Hewitt. The R-rated thriller hit theaters in October 1997 and was followed by the sequel, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, in 1998.
Erik Feig, Peter Guber, Craig William Macneill, Shay Hatten and Original Film’s Neal H. Moritz and Pavun Shetty executive produce. Atomic Monster’s James Wan, Michael Clear, and Rob Hackett also serve as executive producers. The series is an Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television production.
Amazon released the following description of the series:
“One year after the fatal car accident that haunted their graduation night, a group of teenagers find themselves bound together by a dark secret and stalked by a brutal killer. As they try to piece together who’s after them, they reveal the dark side of their seemingly perfect town – and themselves. Everyone is hiding something, and uncovering the wrong secret could be deadly.”
Madison Iseman and Ezekiel Goodman in season 1 (Photo: Amazon Prime Video)Ashley Moore in a scene from season 1 (Photo: Amazon Prime Video)Brianne Tju and Madison Iseman in season 1 (Photo: Amazon Prime Video)
Tituss Burgess has come on board NBC’s upcoming live musical event, Annie Live! Six-time Emmy nominee Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) signed on to play “Rooster” in the musical production directed by Lear deBessonet and Alex Rudzinski.
Rooster is Miss Hannigan’s underhanded brother, and Burgess says he’s always wanted to play a villain.
NBC’s set a Thursday, December 2, 2021 premiere date for Annie Live! The musical will air live at 8pm ET and will be tape-delayed for its 8pm PT broadcast.
Annie Live!‘s behind-the-scenes team includes executive producers Robert Greenblatt, Neil Meron, and Alex Rudzinsky. Sergio Trujillo is the choreographer, Jason Sherwood is the production designer, and Emilio Sosa is the costume designer. Stephen Oremus is the music director.
The musical premiered on Broadway back in 1977 and is based on the classic comic strip, Little Orphan Annie, created by Harold Gray. Annie earned seven Tony Awards over the course of its Broadway run.
Tituss Burgess recently starred as Titus Andromedon for four scenes on the critically acclaimed comedy, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Burgess earned five Emmy nominations for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and picked up an additional Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance category for Central Park. In addition, Burgess earned three Critics Choice Awards nominations and a Screen Actors Guild nomination.
Burgess will next be seen playing Reverend Dr. James Cleveland in the Aretha Franklin biopic, Respect, starring Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, and Audra McDonald.
The CW’s Stargirl season two episode one introduced what’s expected to be one of this season’s most entertaining new characters, Green Lantern’s daughter Jade/Jennifer-Lynn Harden (played by Ysa Penarejo). In an interview with EW, series creator Geoff Johns discussed introducing the character in the series’ second season. “She is the perfect foil for Courtney because she is literally everything Courtney thought she was in season 1 — she is the daughter of a huge superhero and she has this great power. Courtney sees Jennie as kind of the perfect hero, what Courtney thought she was, and it makes Courtney, as she says, feel less than and she can’t help it, it just happens,” said Johns.
Up next, season two episode two set to air on August 17, 2021. Episode two, “Summer School: Chapter Two,” was directed by Andi Armaganian from a script by James Dale Robinson.
Brec Bassinger returns to lead the cast as Courtney Whitmore/Stargirl. Luke Wilson is Pat Dugan, Amy Smart is Barbara Whitmore, Yvette Monreal is Yolanda Montez/Wildcat, and Anjelika Washington is Beth Chapel/Dr. Mid-Nite. The cast also includes Cameron Gellman as Rick Tyler/Hourman, Trae Romano as Mike Dugan, Hunter Sansone as Cameron Mahkent, Meg DeLacy as Cindy Burman/Shiv, and Nick Tarabay as Eclipso.
“Summer School: Chapter Two” Plot: UNEXPECTED ARRIVALS — Still on the lookout for evil in Blue Valley, Courtney (Bassinger) grows suspicious after an unexpected visitor shows up at the Dugan house. Meanwhile, Barbara (Smart) and Pat ( Wilson) become concerned after a visit from a mysterious antiques collector named Richard Swift (guest star Jonathan Cake). Elsewhere, Cindy (Meg DeLacy) puts her plan in motion.
Series Description, Courtesy of The CW:
The CW drama series DC’S Stargirl follows high school sophomore Courtney Whitmore and her stepfather Pat Dugan as she leads an unlikely group of young heroes to take on the legacy of DC’s very first superhero team, the Justice Society of America. In the thrilling second season, Courtney and her friends take on one of the most frightening adversaries in DC’s mythology – the dark entity of corruption known as Eclipso.
The series focuses on the character that started creator Geoff Johns’ career as a comic book writer when he created her in 1999, lovingly inspired by his late sister who was killed in a 1996 plane crash.
Justin Bieber leads the field of 2021 MTV Video Music Awards nominees, picking up seven nominations including Video of the Year and Artist of the Year. Megan Thee Stallion is hot on his tail with six, followed by Billie Eilish, BTS, Doja Cat, Drake, Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo, and Giveon with five each.
This year’s VMAs will take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and are set to air live on Sunday, September 12th. 2021 marks the return to Barclays Center after a seven-year absence.
Video of the Year
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion: “WAP” – Atlantic Records
DJ Khaled ft. Drake: “Popstar” (Starring Justin Bieber) – OVO / We The Best / Epic Records
Doja Cat ft. SZA: “Kiss Me More” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Ed Sheeran: “Bad Habits” – Atlantic Records
Lil Nas X: “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Columbia Records
The Weeknd: “Save Your Tears” – XO / Republic Records
Artist of the Year
Ariana Grande – Republic Records
Doja Cat – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Justin Bieber – Def Jam
Megan Thee Stallion – 300 Entertainment
Olivia Rodrigo – Geffen Records
Taylor Swift – Republic Records
Song of the Year
24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior: “Mood” – Records LLC / Columbia Records
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic: “Leave the Door Open” – Aftermath Entertainment / Atlantic Records
BTS: “Dynamite” – Bighit Music
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion: “WAP” – Atlantic Records
Dua Lipa: “Levitating” – Warner Records
Olivia Rodrigo: “Drivers License” – Geffen Records
Best New Artist
24kGoldn – Records LLC / Columbia Records
Giveon – Epic Records / Not So Fast
The Kid Laroi – Columbia Records
Olivia Rodrigo – Geffen Records
Polo G – Columbia Records
Saweetie – Warner Records
Push Performance of the Year
Wallows: “Are You Bored Yet?” – Atlantic Records
Ashnikko: “Daisy” – Warner Records
Saint Jhn: “Gorgeous” – Godd Complexx / HITCO
24kGoldn: “Coco” – Records LLC / Columbia Records
JC Stewart: “Break My Heart” – Elektra Music Group
Latto: “Sex Lies” – RCA Records
Madison Beer: “Selfish” – Epic Records / Sing It Loud
The Kid Laroi: “Without You” – Columbia Records
Olivia Rodrigo: “Drivers License” – Geffen Records
Girl in Red: “Serotonin” – World in Red / AWAL
Fousheé: “My Slime” – RCA Records
Jxdn: “Think About Me” – DTA Records / Elektra Music Group
Best Collaboration
24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior: “Mood” – Records LLC / Columbia Records
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion: “WAP” – Atlantic Records
Doja Cat ft. SZA: “Kiss Me More” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Drake ft. Lil Durk: “Laugh Now Cry Later” – OVO / Republic Records
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon: “Peaches” – Def Jam
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa: “Prisoner” – RCA Records
Best Pop
Ariana Grande: “Positions” – Republic Records
Billie Eilish: “Therefore I Am” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
BTS: “Butter” – Bighit Music
Harry Styles: “Treat People With Kindness” – Columbia Records
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon: “Peaches” – Def Jam
Olivia Rodrigo: “Good 4 U” – Geffen Records
Shawn Mendes: “Wonder” – Island Records
Taylor Swift: “Willow” – Republic Records
Best Hip-Hop
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion: “WAP” – Atlantic Records
Drake ft. Lil Durk: “Laugh Now Cry Later” – OVO / Republic Records
Lil Baby ft. Megan Thee Stallion: “On Me (remix)” – Quality Control / Motown
Moneybagg Yo – “Said Sum” – N-Less Entertainment / Interscope Records
Polo G: “Rapstar” – Columbia Records
Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A.: “Franchise” – Cactus Jack / Epic Records
Best Rock
Evanescence: “Use My Voice” – BMG
Foo Fighters: “Shame Shame” – Roswell Records / RCA Records
John Mayer: “Last Train Home” – Columbia Records
The Killers: “My Own Soul’s Warning” – Island
Kings Of Leon: “The Bandit” – RCA Records
Lenny Kravitz: “Raise Vibration” – Roxie Records / BMG
Best Alternative
Bleachers: “Stop Making This Hurt” – RCA Records
Glass Animals: “Heat Waves” – Republic Records
Imagine Dragons: “Follow You” – Kidinakorner / Interscope Records
Machine Gun Kelly ft. Blackbear: “My Ex’s Best Friend” – Bad Boy / Interscope Records
Twenty One Pilots: “Shy Away” – Fueled By Ramen
Willow ft. Travis Barker: “Transparent Soul” – MSFTSMusic / Roc Nation
Best Latin
Bad Bunny x Jhay Cortez: “Dákiti” – The Orchard
Billie Eilish & Rosalía: “Lo Vas A Olvidar” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Black Eyed Peas and Shakira: “Girl Like Me” – Epic Records
Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy: “Un Die (One Day)” – Universal Music Latino / Neon16
Karol G: “Bichota” – Universal Music Latino
Maluma: “Hawái” – Sony Music US Latin
Best R&B
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, Saint Jhn, WizKid: “Brown Skin Girl” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic: “Leave the Door Open” – Aftermath Entertainment / Atlantic Records
Chris Brown and Young Thug: “Go Crazy” – Chris Brown Entertainment/RCA Records
Giveon: “Heartbreak Anniversary” – Epic Records / Not So Fast
H.E.R. ft. Chris Brown: “Come Through” – MBK Entertainment / RCA Records
SZA: “Good Days” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
Best K-pop
(G)I-DLE: “Dumdi Dumdi” – Republic Records
Blackpink and Selena Gomez: “Ice Cream” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
BTS – “Butter” – Bighit Music
Monsta X: “Gambler” – Starship Entertainment
Seventeen: “Ready to love” – Pledis Entertainment
Twice: “Alcohol-Free” – JYP Entertainment Company
Video For Good
Billie Eilish: “Your Power” – Darkroom / Interscope Records
Demi Lovato: “Dancing With the Devil” – Island
H.E.R.: “Fight For You” – MBK Entertainment / RCA Records
Kane Brown: “Worldwide Beautiful” – Sony Music Nashville / RCA Records
Lil Nas X: “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Columbia Records
Pharrell Williams ft. Jay-Z: “Entrepreneur” – Columbia Records
DJ Khaled ft. Drake: “Popstar (Starring Justin Bieber)” – OVO / We The Best / Epic Records – Directed by: Julien Christian Lutz aka Director X
Lil Nas X: “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Columbia Records – Directed by: Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino
Taylor Swift: “Willow” – Republic Records – Directed by: Taylor Swift
Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A: “Franchise” – Cactus Jack / Epic Records – Directed by: Travis Scott
Tyler, The Creator: “Lumberjack” – Columbia Records – Directed by: Wolf Haley
Best Cinematography
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid: “Brown Skin Girl” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records – Cinematography by: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, Mohammaed Atta Ahmed, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant
Billie Eilish: “Therefore I Am” – Darkroom / Interscope Records – Cinematography by: Rob Witt
Foo Fighters: “Shame Shame” – Roswell Records / RCA Records – Cinematography by: Santiago Gonzalez
Justin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper: “Holy” – RBMG / Def Jam – Cinematography by: Elias Talbot
Lady Gaga: “911” – Interscope Records – Cinematography by: Jeff Cronenweth
Lorde: “Solar Power” – LAVA/Republic Records – Cinematography by: Andrew Stroud
Best Art Direction
Beyoncé, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer: “Already” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records – Art Direction by: Susan Linns, Gerard Santos
Ed Sheeran: “Bad Habits” – Atlantic Records – Art Direction by: Alison Dominitz
Lady Gaga: “911” – Interscope Records – Art Direction by: Tom Foden, Peter Andrus
Lil Nas X: “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Columbia Records – Art Direction by: John Richoux
Saweetie ft. Doja Cat: “Best Friend” – Warner Records – Art Direction by: Art Haynes
Taylor Swift – “Willow” – Republic Records – Art Direction by: Ethan Tobman, Regina Fernandez
Best Visual Effects
Bella Poarch: “Build a Bitch” – Warner Records – Visual Effects by: Andrew Donoho, Denhov Visuals, Denis Strahhov, Rein Jakobson, Vahur Kuusk, Tatjana Pavlik, Yekaterina Vetrova
Doja Cat & The Weeknd – “You Right” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records – Visual Effects by: La Pac, Anthony Lestremau, Julien Missaire, Petr Shkolniy, Alexi Bailla, Micha Sher, Antoine Hache, Mikros MPC, Nicolas Huget, Guillaume Ho Tsong Fang, Benjamin Lenfant, Stephane Pivron, MPC Bangalore, Chanakya Chander, Raju Ganesh, David Rouxel
Lil Nas X: “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Columbia Records – Visual Effects by: Mathematic
P!nk: “All I Know So Far” – RCA Records – Visual Effects by: Dave Meyers, Freenjoy Inc
Best Choreography
Ariana Grande – “34+35” – Republic Records – Choreography by: Brian Nicholson & Scott Nicholson
BTS – “Butter” – Bighit Music – Choreography by: Son Sung with BHM Performance Directing Team
Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits” – Atlantic Records – Choreography by: Natricia Bernard
Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame” – Roswell Records / RCA Records – Choreography by: Nina McNeely
Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness” – Columbia Records
Marshmello & Halsey – “Be Kind” – Astralwerks / Capitol Records – Choreography by: Dani Vitale
Best Editing
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic: “Leave the Door Open” – Editing by: Troy Charbonnet
BTS: “Butter” – Editing by: Yong Seok Choi from Lumpens
Drake: “What’s Next” – Editing by: Noah Kendal
Harry Styles: “Treat People With Kindness”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon: “Peaches”
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa: “Prisoner”
Adrian Grenier stars as a husband and father who’s kidnapped and threatened with death in Netflix’s limited series, Clickbait. The new trailer teases the possibility Adrian Grenier may have done something to cause his kidnappers to believe he deserves to die. Or, maybe he’s just an innocent family man whose wife and sons desperately want him returned unharmed.
In addition to Adrian Grenier, the cast of the limited series includes Zoe Kazan (The Deuce) and Betty Gabriel (Defending Jacob).
The eight episode limited series was created by Tony Ayres (Stateless) and serves as showrunner and executive producer. Christian White co-created the whodunit and is a writer and co-producer. The Sinner‘s Brad Anderson is the limited series’ lead director. Clickbait was produced for Netflix by Matchbox Pictures, Tony Ayres Productions (TAP), and Heyday Television.
Nick Brewer (Grenier) is a loving father, husband, and brother, who one day suddenly and mysteriously disappears. A video appears on the internet of the badly beaten Nick holding a card that says “I abuse women. At 5 million views, I die”. Is this a threat or confession? Or both?
As his sister (Kazan) and wife (Gabriel) rush to find and save him, they uncover a side of Nick they didn’t know existed. An eight-episode limited series told from revolving points of view, Clickbait is a compelling, high stakes thriller that explores the ways in which our most dangerous and uncontrolled impulses are fueled in the age of social media, revealing the ever-widening fractures we find between our virtual and real-life personas.
