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New this week: 'The Starling,' Diddy and Billy Bob Thornton
Read full article: New this week: 'The Starling,' Diddy and Billy Bob ThorntonThis weekโs new entertainment releases include new albums from rapper Diddy and โStar Trekโ star William Shatner, as well as Melissa McCarthy playing a grief-stricken mother in the Netflix drama โThe Starling.โ.
Horrors of slavery at center of Janelle Monae's 'Antebellum'
Read full article: Horrors of slavery at center of Janelle Monae's 'Antebellum'Much of the horror of โAntebellumโ is in its unflinching depiction of the violence inflicted on slaves. Monae hopes the film acts as a catalyst for discussions about systemic racism in a politically divided nation. The movie grew out of a literal nightmare that co-writer-director Gerard Bush had after his father died. In addition to Monae, the cast also includes Jack Huston, Eric Lange, Kiersey Clemons, Gabourey Sidibe and Jena Malone. Bush said he realizes that audiences will be uncomfortable watching the film, but he believes that unsettling times calls for unsettling art.