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iStock Dear Chads and Beckys, I admit that I have been reluctant to write this letter. It has nothing to do with my dislike for you or your people. In fact, some of my best friends are white. Well … one of my best friends is white. OK, I’ll be honest, all of my best…
We’ve been debating Star Wars since the creation of Star Wars. Mikey explores the cultural and cinematic impact of a film series which quickly became the juggernaut of any film conversation. Source: How We See Star Wars (Part 1) – Movies with Mikey – YouTube
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Cover Photo Uma Thurman in New York. Credit Damon Winter/The New York Times The actress is finally ready to talk about Harvey Weinstein. close byline-meta close extended-byline close story-meta-footer close story-meta Yes, Uma Thurman is mad. She has been raped. She has been sexually assaulted. She has been mangled in hot steel. She has been…
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‘I borrowed from the films of Leni Riefenstahl to show that these US soldiers were like something out of Nazi propaganda. I even put one in an SS uniform. But no one noticed’ [if IE 9]>< ![endif][if IE 9]>< ![endif] ‘It’s an idiotic story’ … Casper Van Dien in the 1997 film. Photograph: Allstar/Touchstone/Sportsphoto Ltd…
On a less auspicious note, 1986 also marked the nadir of the cocaine addition phase of King’s career in the form of Maximum Overdrive, the first, last and I think it’s safe to assume, only, adaptation of Stephen King’s work to be directed by Stephen King himself. In Hollywood’s Stephen King, King says, with characteristic…
When The Globe and Mail asked if I would consider writing something about Liam Neeson’s latest action thriller, The Commuter, I eagerly agreed. Not since The Taking of Pelham 123 has Hollywood fare given public transit such a platform. I imagined a storyline that had Neeson’s daughter, stuck on a shuttle bus – or worse,…
THIS BLOCK CONTROLS THE APPEARANCE OF THE BIG TOPPER IMAGE ELEMENTS HERE DISPLAY ON TOP OF THE LEAD ART Five women accuse actor James Franco of inappropriate or sexually exploitative behavior By Daniel Miller and Amy Kaufman Jan 11, 2018 THIS FIGCAPTION DISAPPEARS ON MOBILE James Franco. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times) ELEMENTS…
Screengrab via Disney. Disney reportedly struggled to fill its male lead for Aladdin last summer. Perhaps it was all a clever marketing ploy to get the public invested, perhaps they wanted kudos for not immediately casting a white guy instead, but eventually, the role went to Egyptian-Canadian actor Mena Massoud. Now, what to do about…