The People’s Choice Country Awards made its debut on Thursday night at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. On this night at least, the people’s choice was Jelly Roll, aka Jason Bradley DeFord, who was a winner in four categories.
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Oscar-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams has much to celebrate this weekend. His first narrative/fiction film, Cassandro, opens theatrically today. And he has just been named the recipient of the Critics Choice Impact Award from the Critics Choice Association.
The Critics Choice group also announced documentary filmmaker Ross McElwee will receive the Pennebaker Award, recognizing lifetime achievement in the nonfiction film arena. The honors for McElwee and Williams will be presented as part of the 8th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards gala in New York on Sunday, Nov. 12.
Williams is fresh from the world premiere at TIFF of his latest documentary, Stamped From the Beginning, which will premiere on Netflix later this year. In the film, “leading female scholars share a journey through history to understand how racist ideas were developed, disseminated and enshrined in American society,” according to a release from the Critics Choice Association. The film is based on the best-selling book by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi.
Cassandro stars Gael García Bernal in the title role of a gay “lucha libre” star who became a sensation in Mexico. It’s based on the true story of Saúl Armendáriz, a Texas-born pro wrestler in the “exótico” style, who performed under the ring name Cassandro. Prime Video will release the film on its platform on Sept. 22.
McElwee first began making films in the 1970s, going on to direct 10 feature-length documentaries as well as a number of short docs. His is perhaps best known for Sherman’s March, which “has won numerous awards, including Best Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival,” notes the Critics Choice Association. “Sherman’s March was also chosen for preservation by the Library of Congress
The People’s Choice Country Awards made its debut on Thursday night at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. On this night at least, the people’s choice was Jelly Roll, aka Jason Bradley DeFord, who was a winner in four categories.
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—you have, right? Because a lot went down—there is so much to watch this week. Let's start with , which tells me is messier than ever. “Even the most seemingly compatible and solid couples aren't safe,” she says.
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