Movie reviewer Greg Russell is back on Live In The D with his take on the new film Antebellum, and on Netflix’s new series, Ratched. Antebellum follows author Veronica Henley, played by Janelle Monáe, as she struggles to figure out the meaning behind a series of frightening dreams featuring her and her friends. Russell was able to sit down with cast members Janelle Monáe, Gabourey Sidibe, and Lily Cowles to discuss the movie. Monáe said "(Antebellum) should be a reminder that we have work to do.”Russell was also able to sit down with some of the cast of Netflix’s Ratched, including Sharon Stone, Sarah Paulson, and Judy Davis. The series serves as an origin story for famous fictional villain Nurse Ratched from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

Special guests Janelle Monáe and Sharon Stone dish about their latest projects today at 10 a.m. on “Live in the D.” Greg Russell interviews them on his “Reel Talk” segment. Monáe stars in the new movie Antebellum, a thriller in which her character must face the horrors of America’s past, as well as her present modern day life and future. You can watch the trailer here . Stone appears in a new Netflix series called Ratched being released today. Set in 1947, it’s an origin story of Mildred Ratched from One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, who begins work at a psychiatric hospital.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Country group Lady A, which dropped the word Antebellum, from their name because of the word's ties to slavery, has filed a lawsuit against a Black singer who has performed as Lady A for years. The Grammy-winning vocal group filed the lawsuit on Wednesday in federal court after negotiations with Anita White broke down in recent weeks. According to the lawsuit, the band is seeking a ruling that their use of the trademark Lady A does not infringe on White's alleged trademark rights of the same name. But White, who has been releasing blues and soul music for years as Lady A, complained publicly that the band never reached out to her before changing their name. We never even entertained the idea that she shouldnt also be able to use the name Lady A, and never will todays action doesnt change that.

This image released by Lionsgate shows co-writer/directors Christopher Renz, left, and Gerard Bush on the set of "Antebellum." Filmmakers Bush and Renz planned to release their feature-length debut film, Antebellum, in the spring of 2020, just as the coronavirus pandemic exploded internationally. In Antebellum, Mone gives moviegoers a modern Black heroine who takes charge of her own liberation without a male-dominated cavalry. Their path to feature-length films with a racial justice message has been a long time coming, Bush and Renz said. Even as they anticipate finding box office success with Antebellum, Bush and Renz are already at work on their second feature-length script, under a newly formed production company, Gloaming Pictures.