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43 best movies on Disney Plus to watch now (January 2025)

We've gone through Disney Plus to pull the very best of the best from the House of Mouse. Here are the best movies on Disney Plus.

Tom’s Guide

The Roots Picnic is back, expands to 3 days

PHILADELPHIA — The Roots Picnic will return to the Mann Center on June 3 and 4 with headlining sets by Diddy with the Roots, Ms. Lauryn Hill performing her album "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" and Philadelphia rapper Lil Uzi Vert.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

New Documentary Looks At The Roots Historic Hip-Hop Residency At The Kennedy Center

Kennedy Center embrace The Roots as the first hip-hop group in residency

Zenger

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The Roots May Known As The House Band On The Tonight With Jimmy Fallon But They Are Much More

Kennedy Center embrace The Roots as the first hip-hop group in residency

Zenger

Swizz Beatz will be featured in Grammy Awards all-star 50th anniversary of hip-hop tribute Sunday

SAN DIEGO — The Grammy Awards on Thursday announced an all-star tribute to the 50th anniversary of hip-hop segment as part of Sunday's 65th annual Grammy Awards telecast and the lineup includes La Jolla resident and 2011 Grammy-winner Swizz Beatz. He is married to singer-songwriter and 15-time Grammy Award-winner Alicia…

Tribune News Service

With '1619,' 'Summer of Soul' and 'The Plot,' Disney's diverse storytelling brand is making waves

LOS ANGELES — When Oscar winner Mahershala Ali and his producing partners made the rounds last year, pitching an adaptation of Jean Hanff Korelitz's bestselling novel "The Plot," it sparked a bidding war.

Los Angeles Times

Questlove’s new Sly Stone documentary will stream on Hulu

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s new documentary on funk pioneer Sylvester Stone is set to release on Hulu. “Untitled Sly Stone” was just acquired by Onyx Collective, a Disney brand focused on producing shows and films from creators of color primarily for Hulu. The release date hasn’t been announced yet.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Monsters of doc: Mark Kermode’s top 20 music documentaries

For our festival-averse film critic, movies about concerts and musicians are essential viewing – and he believes we are living through a golden age for the form

The Guardian - UK

Descendant: the untold story of an illegal slave ship and the legacy it left behind

A new Netflix documentary tells the story of activists in Africatown, a Black community in Alabama, as they fight to reclaim their history

The Guardian - US

J Dilla documentary in works from Oscar-winning 'Summer of Soul' team

DETROIT — The Oscar-winning team behind the hit documentary "Summer of Soul" has turned its eyes to a new documentary subject ripe for the telling: the life and musical legacy of late Detroit hip-hop producer J Dilla.

Tribune News Service

Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock, this time in video

The Oscar winner had released a written apology earlier, but this time posted one on YouTube. He said his behavior, striking Rock in response to a joke, was unacceptable.

WEKU

Chris Rock’s ‘other’ Oscar slap

Rock described the “Summer of Soul’s” creative team as Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and “four white guys.” One of those “guys,” Joseph Patel, is South Asian.

Chicago Sun-Times

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