Gal Gadot is moving forward with her Cleopatra movie, and she recently told Vogue Hong Kong that it will “change the narrative” about the historical figure. “Israel borders Egypt, and I grew up with ...

The African country took issue with the film’s misrepresentation of the ancient Egyptian ruler and claimed Cleopatra was “white-skinned” and should not be portrayed by a black actress, while others ...

As one of history's most famous figures, many stop to wonder what Cleopatra VII Philopator really looked like.

When Ben Mankiewicz began work on the sixth season of The Plot Thickens, TCM’s long-form podcast, he knew this one would be unlike the seasons preceding it in that the story was personal. The season ...

“I detest the Queen,” Cicero opined in around 44BC. The Roman statesman had, at least, held court with Cleopatra before he formed his unflattering opinion of her. Others were less scrupulous. Most ...

On a podcast, the British actress addressed the criticism from the Egyptian government for the casting of an actress of mixed heritage to play the late pharaoh in the docuseries from Jada Pinkett ...

Erick Massoto is a Brazilian writer who's always loved film and TV and loves finding connections between them. That's why he supports double features, especially if they are of a modern film paired ...

Few creative selections kick conversational hornet’s nests like a producer’s decision to cast a person of color in a role long associated with whiteness. Choosing biracial actor Adele James to play ...

It has been almost two years since Gal Gadot and Patty Jenkins set up a movie about the life of Cleopatra. After leaving Paramount (and being pursued by Universal) and changing directors (Jenkins ...

Hovering in the background of ancient history’s headlines is King Juba II—writer, explorer, and ruler of Mauretania, the Roman satellite kingdom in North Africa, for almost 50 years until his death in ...

"Queen Cleopatra" director Tina Gharavi penned an article for Variety that pushed back against the accusations of "blackwashing" the historic figure after it was revealed that Cleopatra would be ...

This video is an excerpt from NOLA.com's 2021 "Mardi Gras for All Y'all" broadcast. VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Mara Breland, Officer: Since I was a little girl, it was all about Mardi Gras, and when I was ...