Welcome back. If you’re reading this, then you, too, are probably a fan of the best worst new reality show on TV, Floribama Shore. If not — welcome to the dark side, newcomer. We’re happy to have you.
On Monday’s episode of the new MTV series, Aimee, Candace, Codi, Gus, Jeremiah, Kirk, Kortni and Nilsa proved that there’s no shortage of drama — or taco soup — when you convince eight strangers to shack up and spend their summer partying at Florida’s Panama City Beach.
“White people do some weird s—, man”
Nilsa is just a girl, standing in front of a boy,...
On Monday’s episode of the new MTV series, Aimee, Candace, Codi, Gus, Jeremiah, Kirk, Kortni and Nilsa proved that there’s no shortage of drama — or taco soup — when you convince eight strangers to shack up and spend their summer partying at Florida’s Panama City Beach.
“White people do some weird s—, man”
Nilsa is just a girl, standing in front of a boy,...
- 12/5/2017
- by Aurelie Corinthios
- PEOPLE.com
For a movie meant to start conversations, “The Problem with Apu” follows its own advice and includes plenty of its own. In his search for answers about the origins, impact, and continued inclusion of “The Simpsons” character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Hari Kondabolu gives over much of the runtime of his new truTV documentary to his talks with South Asian performers and professionals about how Apu has affected not just their careers, but their lives.
Kondabolu’s film argues that as a character, Apu isn’t just a vehicle for promoting misguided and harmful stereotypes about South Asian people. For him, it’s a symptom of a system that never had anyone at the table to explain why the Kwik-e-Mart owner might be a caricature that would fundamentally shape understanding of the South Asian-American experience for everyone from playground bullies to well-intentioned businessmen.
This need for an honest evaluation of what Apu might represent,...
Kondabolu’s film argues that as a character, Apu isn’t just a vehicle for promoting misguided and harmful stereotypes about South Asian people. For him, it’s a symptom of a system that never had anyone at the table to explain why the Kwik-e-Mart owner might be a caricature that would fundamentally shape understanding of the South Asian-American experience for everyone from playground bullies to well-intentioned businessmen.
This need for an honest evaluation of what Apu might represent,...
- 11/20/2017
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Rapper and social media icon Lil B was suspended from Facebook for 30 days for violating the social network’s hate speech policies. Vice’s Motherboard confirmed with Facebook that Lil B was banned as a result of writing two separate posts following the shooting in Las Vegas in which he criticized “white people” for their love of guns. The posts were deleted from Facebook, prompting Lil B to share with Motherboard the two posts that got him banned. “White people are the only ones who love guns U can tell they are violent people! I don’t live in fear,...
- 10/11/2017
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Deadspin Espn Suspends Jemele Hill Two Weeks For No Good Reason | Jezebel Missing the Point of Sexua
Deadspin Espn Suspends Jemele Hill Two Weeks For No Good Reason | Jezebel Missing the Point of Sexual Harassment Stories by a Mile, Scared Men Are Now Wary Of Being Alone With Women | The Root 5 Ways White People Can Fight White Supremacy | Earther The Latest Wildfires in a Destructive Season Are Ravaging Northern…
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- 10/9/2017
- by Kinja! on Kinja Roundup, shared by Laura M. Browning to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
Very Smart Brothas 10 Not-Racist-at-All Things White People Do That Make Me Think ‘Yup, He’s Probabl
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- 10/5/2017
- by Kinja! on Kinja Roundup, shared by Baraka Kaseko to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
The upcoming sixth season of TNT’s “Major Crimes” will be its last, the network announced Tuesday. The drama, which stars Mary McDonnell as Commander Sharon Raydor, kicks off its final season Oct. 31, with the two-episode series finale airing Jan. 16. Created by James Duff, the show launched in August 2012 as a spinoff of “The Closer,” the drama that featured Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Leigh Johnson. The cast of “Crimes” includes G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Michael Paul Chan, Raymond Cruz and Phillip P. Keene. Also Read: Kyra Sedgwick on When She Learned Husband Kevin Bacon Is Her Cousin: 'Most White People.
- 10/3/2017
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Wrap
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- 9/26/2017
- by Kinja! on Kinja Roundup, shared by Baraka Kaseko to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
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- 9/20/2017
- by Kinja! on Kinja Roundup, shared by Baraka Kaseko to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
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- 9/19/2017
- by Kinja! on Kinja Roundup, shared by Laura M. Browning to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
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- 9/18/2017
- by Kinja! on Kinja Roundup, shared by Laura M. Browning to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
South Park returned for its 21st season Wednesday, and with it came the requisite analysis and discussions about whether or not it hit the mark in lampooning today's sociopolitical climate.
Wednesday night, however, many viewers also experienced a different kind of chaos when the show's storyline about personal assistants like Amazon's Alexa and Google Home triggered their real-life devices in some very interesting ways.
The episode, "White People Renovating Houses," largely tackled the white nationalist movement, with a sub-plot revolving around the rise of digital personal assistants in the home.
Wednesday night, however, many viewers also experienced a different kind of chaos when the show's storyline about personal assistants like Amazon's Alexa and Google Home triggered their real-life devices in some very interesting ways.
The episode, "White People Renovating Houses," largely tackled the white nationalist movement, with a sub-plot revolving around the rise of digital personal assistants in the home.
- 9/14/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Both culturally and creatively, South Park finds itself in a curious position. Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s iconically crass, iconoclastic Comedy Central animation staple was surprisingly (and quite disappointingly) stunted by last year’s debris of chaos, insanity and disillusionment. In a world where Donald Trump became the President of the United States, the impossible happened: the real world got crazier than South Park, and Parker and Stone simply couldn’t compete. Especially with an overly convoluted, thematically un-compelling and generally unfocused serialized narrative that provided diminishing returns by the week.
South Park, the game-changing satirical series that changed television as we know it today, needed a change-up. Would season 21 restore its social relevance?
Based on its amusing, if not especially entertaining, season premiere, not really. At least, not yet. Continuing the serialized narrative they suggested they might leave behind, while defiantly avoiding Donald Trump as they explicated stated they would,...
South Park, the game-changing satirical series that changed television as we know it today, needed a change-up. Would season 21 restore its social relevance?
Based on its amusing, if not especially entertaining, season premiere, not really. At least, not yet. Continuing the serialized narrative they suggested they might leave behind, while defiantly avoiding Donald Trump as they explicated stated they would,...
- 9/14/2017
- by Will Ashton
- We Got This Covered
One year removed from the 2016 election has given “South Park” the perspective it needs, as Trey Parker and Matt Stone wasted no time in taking aim at how America harbors white supremacy in a biting Season 21 premiere.
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “South Park” Season 21, Episode 1, “White People Renovating Houses.”]
Following the events of Charlottesville in August, where a counter-protester was murdered at a white supremacist rally, the first episode of the new season focused on the rise of white nationalist ire that led to reinvigorated pride in the hate-filled cause. The episode opened by reintroducing the recurring mob of Confederate flag-waving rednecks, a staple of the series known best for shouting, “They took our jobs!” whenever the opportunity arises.
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The latest “they” in that sentence are electronic personal assistants like Alexa and Google Home. Hordes of South Park residents are seen leaving their...
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “South Park” Season 21, Episode 1, “White People Renovating Houses.”]
Following the events of Charlottesville in August, where a counter-protester was murdered at a white supremacist rally, the first episode of the new season focused on the rise of white nationalist ire that led to reinvigorated pride in the hate-filled cause. The episode opened by reintroducing the recurring mob of Confederate flag-waving rednecks, a staple of the series known best for shouting, “They took our jobs!” whenever the opportunity arises.
Read More:‘South Park’ Video Game Forces You to Play as a Black Character Based on the Difficulty Setting
The latest “they” in that sentence are electronic personal assistants like Alexa and Google Home. Hordes of South Park residents are seen leaving their...
- 9/14/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Remember when South Park wasn’t going to tackle current events as much this season? Yeah, about that…
The gleefully irreverent cartoon came out guns (and tiki torches) blazing in Wednesday’s Season 21 (!) premiere, taking the not-so-funny “Unite the Right” protests in Charlottesville last month and spinning them into comedy by making them absolutely ridiculous. (You know, typical South Park.)
RelatedSouth Park Creator: You Probably Won’t See President Trump in Season 21
The premiere opens with the kids laughing their butts off by pranking their new Amazon Echo, asking Alexa to add “titty chips” and “smelly tampon boogers” to their shopping list,...
The gleefully irreverent cartoon came out guns (and tiki torches) blazing in Wednesday’s Season 21 (!) premiere, taking the not-so-funny “Unite the Right” protests in Charlottesville last month and spinning them into comedy by making them absolutely ridiculous. (You know, typical South Park.)
RelatedSouth Park Creator: You Probably Won’t See President Trump in Season 21
The premiere opens with the kids laughing their butts off by pranking their new Amazon Echo, asking Alexa to add “titty chips” and “smelly tampon boogers” to their shopping list,...
- 9/14/2017
- TVLine.com
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- 9/12/2017
- by Kinja! on Kinja Roundup, shared by Baraka Kaseko to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
South Park will tackle the issue of white supremacy and the deadly events in Charlottesville, Virginia when the animated series returns for its 21st season on Wednesday.
In the Season 21 premiere episode, titled "White People Renovating Houses," a throng of white supremacists are shown marching down the street of the fictional Colorado town while chanting "You will not replace us," much like the protest on the University of Virginia campus in August.
In another scene, the white nationalists are shown in a courthouse waving around the Confederate flag "every chance they get.
In the Season 21 premiere episode, titled "White People Renovating Houses," a throng of white supremacists are shown marching down the street of the fictional Colorado town while chanting "You will not replace us," much like the protest on the University of Virginia campus in August.
In another scene, the white nationalists are shown in a courthouse waving around the Confederate flag "every chance they get.
- 9/12/2017
- Rollingstone.com
We’re guessing Trey Parker and Matt Stone are going to poke fun at #AllSides with the upcoming Season 21 premiere of “South Park.” The long-running Comedy Central series released a description and video teaser Monday for the season premiere, which revealed that the episode will touch on the recent flareup of white nationalism in America. There’s a particular nod to this summer’s violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. “Protestors armed with tiki torches and confederate flags take to the streets of South Park,” the description of the episode, titled “White People Renovating Houses,” reads. “Randy comes to grips with what it means to be white.
- 9/11/2017
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
If you were expecting South Park to tread lightly on the recent conflicts surrounding white nationalist and Neo-Nazi protestors, think again. The Season 21 premiere, titled "White People Renovating Houses," will take aim at these tiki torch-wielding protestors in a way that's sure to make you laugh
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- 9/11/2017
- by Lindsay Macdonald
- TVGuide - Breaking News
After 21 seasons, South Park‘s Randy Marsh is finally going to learn what it means to be white.
RelatedSouth Park Boss: You Probably Won’t See President Trump in Season 21
Comedy Central on Monday released the first clip from Wednesday’s long-awaited premiere (10/9c), titled “White People Renovating Houses,” which finds Randy attempting to stop a group of white nationalists — those of the “You took our jobs!” variety — from creating chaos and waving the Confederate flag every chance they get.
Per the official description, “protestors armed with tiki torches and confederate flags take to the streets of South Park,...
RelatedSouth Park Boss: You Probably Won’t See President Trump in Season 21
Comedy Central on Monday released the first clip from Wednesday’s long-awaited premiere (10/9c), titled “White People Renovating Houses,” which finds Randy attempting to stop a group of white nationalists — those of the “You took our jobs!” variety — from creating chaos and waving the Confederate flag every chance they get.
Per the official description, “protestors armed with tiki torches and confederate flags take to the streets of South Park,...
- 9/11/2017
- TVLine.com
Are you afraid of bees? Clowns straight out of Hot Topic? White people in sombreros? Wasted bottles of rose? Beautiful but creepy middle upper class homes? Reliving the night of the 2016 election??? If you answered yes or no or maybe to any of those questions, American Horror Story: Cult may or may not be for you. If you giggled at any or all of those questions, it's definitely for you. The first thing you need to know about American Horror Story: Cult is that it's not the show you think it is, and the second thing you need to know about it is that it's hilarious. Sarah Paulson throws bottles of rose at clowns having sex on top of produce. Billy Eichner and Leslie Grossman are presidents of the Nicole...
- 9/5/2017
- E! Online
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- 8/30/2017
- by Kinja! on Kinja Roundup, shared by Baraka Kaseko to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
As the nation reacts to the violence in Charlottesville, many are stunned by the hateful views that lurk beneath the country’s surface. One group that is unsurprised? Black people. African Americans have never forgotten America’s racist foundations, and never had the chance to turn a blind eye; they experience racism every day. Which why is a film like “Whose Streets?” — a documentary about the Ferguson protests, made by black filmmakers for black audiences — must be seen, celebrated, and heeded.
The film documents the genesis of the Black Lives Matter movement during 2013 demonstrations in Ferguson, Mo., following the murder of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson. Piecing together shaky footage with more intimate interviews with movement leaders, director Sabaah Folayan and producer Damon Davis weave a tale of unrelenting power that feels like today’s news. The film’s authenticity is largely derived from the filmmakers,...
The film documents the genesis of the Black Lives Matter movement during 2013 demonstrations in Ferguson, Mo., following the murder of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson. Piecing together shaky footage with more intimate interviews with movement leaders, director Sabaah Folayan and producer Damon Davis weave a tale of unrelenting power that feels like today’s news. The film’s authenticity is largely derived from the filmmakers,...
- 8/17/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
It didn’t take the tragedy in Charlottesville for Samantha Bee and her Full Frontal team to seek out ways to support the end of white supremacy in America.
“This is our bread and butter,” Bee, 47, tells People. “This is the stuff we’re interested in and passionate about.”
Prior to the Saturday attack at a white supremacist rally that left one dead and 19 injured, the late night host had been approached by field producer Tyler Hall and associate producer Lauren Walker about doing a story on the nonprofit Life After Hate, which was about to lose its $400,000 government grant.
“This is our bread and butter,” Bee, 47, tells People. “This is the stuff we’re interested in and passionate about.”
Prior to the Saturday attack at a white supremacist rally that left one dead and 19 injured, the late night host had been approached by field producer Tyler Hall and associate producer Lauren Walker about doing a story on the nonprofit Life After Hate, which was about to lose its $400,000 government grant.
- 8/15/2017
- by Dana Rose Falcone
- PEOPLE.com
Chicago – The historic 2014 street killing by law enforcement of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. – and the subsequent deflection by the police – continues to resonate. “Whose Streets?” is a new documentary about the incident and aftermath, and it marks the debut of co-directors Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis.
“Whose Streets?” relates the incident of an unarmed teenager named Michael Brown, who was killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 9th, 2014. His body laid in the streets for hours, and police tried to deflect what happened. This marked a breaking point for the African American community in Ferguson, nearby St. Louis, and supporters from all over the world. The subsequent protests and confrontations made headlines, all the way up to when Officer Wilson was acquitted of wrongdoing by a grand jury. However, the events empowered the community, to stand up to systemic racism within the law enforcement community...
“Whose Streets?” relates the incident of an unarmed teenager named Michael Brown, who was killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 9th, 2014. His body laid in the streets for hours, and police tried to deflect what happened. This marked a breaking point for the African American community in Ferguson, nearby St. Louis, and supporters from all over the world. The subsequent protests and confrontations made headlines, all the way up to when Officer Wilson was acquitted of wrongdoing by a grand jury. However, the events empowered the community, to stand up to systemic racism within the law enforcement community...
- 8/8/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
MSNBC contributor and author of the book What’s the Matter with White People? Joan Walsh reminded us what the obvious answer is: “fears of brown people.”...
- 7/3/2017
- by Joe Bilello
- Mediaite - TV
MaryAnn’s quick take… If Jane Austen wrote a horror movie. An almost serene sinisterness infuses female-gazey carnal intrigue… but it could be even more feminist than it is. I’m “biast” (pro): I’m desperate for stories about women; love the cast
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
So who is — or are — the beguiled of The Beguiled? Is it the badly wounded Union soldier taken in by the girls and women of a Virginia seminary school in 1864 while the Civil War rages nearby? Does he feel the need to enchant his captor-nurses so thoroughly that they wouldn’t dream of turning him over to the Confederate army as a prisoner of war? (He does indeed attempt this.) Or is it those few students and teachers remaining at the otherwise abandoned school, so secluded, so bereft of charming male companionship?...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
So who is — or are — the beguiled of The Beguiled? Is it the badly wounded Union soldier taken in by the girls and women of a Virginia seminary school in 1864 while the Civil War rages nearby? Does he feel the need to enchant his captor-nurses so thoroughly that they wouldn’t dream of turning him over to the Confederate army as a prisoner of war? (He does indeed attempt this.) Or is it those few students and teachers remaining at the otherwise abandoned school, so secluded, so bereft of charming male companionship?...
- 6/30/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
White people trust Jordan Klepper, the lanky, blonde and affably midwestern Daily Show correspondent best known for going into the field to ostensibly prove that police don't have racial biases or to quiz supporters at Trump rallies about the relative feminism of "Trump That Bitch." Klepper worked just one year under Jon Stewart, but when Trevor Noah arrived in 2015, Klepper understood his voice in the show. Like many correspondents before him, including Steves Carell and Colbert, Klepper excels at playing a self-assured blowhard, cluelessly flaunting his white privilege, or cleverly,...
- 6/12/2017
- Rollingstone.com
A mere sampling of some the films mentioned in Feminist Frequency’s thorough history of Hollywood whitewashing: “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” “Apache,” “Murder Over New York,” “Prince of Persia,” “Aloha,” “Gods of Egypt,” “Ghost in the Shell,” “Dr. Strange,” and “A Beautiful Mind.”
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Host Anita Sarkeesian walks us through these examples while laying out in simple terms just why such images are so harmful:
“One of the most insidious tools of white supremacy is its insistence on whiteness as the racial default or as an ethnic ’empty’ category. White people manage to exist in a kind of invisible zone, where they are assumed to not have a race or ethnicity. This allows whiteness to wear the cultural, religious, or social signifiers of other ethnic communities, as if they were merely accessories to be purchased at the mall.
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Host Anita Sarkeesian walks us through these examples while laying out in simple terms just why such images are so harmful:
“One of the most insidious tools of white supremacy is its insistence on whiteness as the racial default or as an ethnic ’empty’ category. White people manage to exist in a kind of invisible zone, where they are assumed to not have a race or ethnicity. This allows whiteness to wear the cultural, religious, or social signifiers of other ethnic communities, as if they were merely accessories to be purchased at the mall.
- 5/17/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Elisabeth Moss in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
Two exciting new limited series are making rather unconventional debuts this week, with The Handmaid’s Tale premiering on Hulu, which hasn’t had such a big event program like this before, and Genius giving National Geographic its first scripted show. We’re also saying goodbye to Bates Motel, welcome back to Silicon Valley, and hello in a new form to Dear White People. Plus there are a couple new places to have a laugh at the president.
To help you keep track of the most important programs over the next seven days, here’s our guide to everything worth watching, whether it’s on broadcast, cable, or streaming for April 23–29:
SUNDAYSilicon Valley (HBO, 10pm)
The boys of Pied Piper return, but they’re no longer a united force. The fourth season promises internal strife, as Richard (Thomas Middleditch) appears to quit his own company, as...
Two exciting new limited series are making rather unconventional debuts this week, with The Handmaid’s Tale premiering on Hulu, which hasn’t had such a big event program like this before, and Genius giving National Geographic its first scripted show. We’re also saying goodbye to Bates Motel, welcome back to Silicon Valley, and hello in a new form to Dear White People. Plus there are a couple new places to have a laugh at the president.
To help you keep track of the most important programs over the next seven days, here’s our guide to everything worth watching, whether it’s on broadcast, cable, or streaming for April 23–29:
SUNDAYSilicon Valley (HBO, 10pm)
The boys of Pied Piper return, but they’re no longer a united force. The fourth season promises internal strife, as Richard (Thomas Middleditch) appears to quit his own company, as...
- 4/23/2017
- by Christopher Campbell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
MaryAnn’s quick take… Shattering and deep-down bone-chilling. A viciously unsettling nightmare of race and privilege that carves out a much-needed paradigm shift for genre film. I’m “biast” (pro): I’m desperate for more diverse storytelling
I’m “biast” (con): not generally impressed by horror movies
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
I am shattered by this movie. I am horrified by it… and not in the way that horror movies are typically intended to horrify us: this one is deliberately carving out whole new realms of horror onscreen, realms that have always existed for some people in the real world while others of us have been blind to them, but realms that none of us have ever seen onscreen like this before. Get Out is paradigm-shifting stuff, not just for movies, for “mere” entertainment, but maybe even for our culture. Get Out could...
I’m “biast” (con): not generally impressed by horror movies
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
I am shattered by this movie. I am horrified by it… and not in the way that horror movies are typically intended to horrify us: this one is deliberately carving out whole new realms of horror onscreen, realms that have always existed for some people in the real world while others of us have been blind to them, but realms that none of us have ever seen onscreen like this before. Get Out is paradigm-shifting stuff, not just for movies, for “mere” entertainment, but maybe even for our culture. Get Out could...
- 3/16/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
He’s baaaaack. Now avid Dave Chappelle fans have their first look at the comedian’s two hotly anticipated stand-up specials, premiering on Netflix. And, yeah, it’s been 12 whole years since people have seen him take the mic for a special — so this is long overdue. Also Read: 'SNL': Watch Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock Attend an Election Night Watch Party With White People (Video) After acknowledging he’s been gone a long while, Chappelle says, “Surprise, it’s me,” in the first trailer for the two specials that come from the comedian’s personal vault. Topics...
- 3/14/2017
- by Meriah Doty
- The Wrap
Plus: SXSW reviews and perfect shots.
You’d think someone like David Fincher would have proven their case for autonomy by now. You’d think that by hiring someone as stylistic and accomplished as Fincher, the studio would understand that the best way to help him make the best movie possible is to get out of his way and just let the man work. It’s merely a case of looking at Alien 3 versus Se7en: in the case of the former, the studio meddled, asserted control, and as a result the film was an utter disaster that Fincher doesn’t even like having his name attached to; in the case of the latter, he put his foot down, made the movie the way he wanted it made, and as a result he became an overnight sensation and a powerful new presence in cinema.
But when it came time for the American remake of the international...
You’d think someone like David Fincher would have proven their case for autonomy by now. You’d think that by hiring someone as stylistic and accomplished as Fincher, the studio would understand that the best way to help him make the best movie possible is to get out of his way and just let the man work. It’s merely a case of looking at Alien 3 versus Se7en: in the case of the former, the studio meddled, asserted control, and as a result the film was an utter disaster that Fincher doesn’t even like having his name attached to; in the case of the latter, he put his foot down, made the movie the way he wanted it made, and as a result he became an overnight sensation and a powerful new presence in cinema.
But when it came time for the American remake of the international...
- 3/14/2017
- by H. Perry Horton
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Matt Damon’s new action film “The Great Wall” is inspiring some brutal social media posts mocking him for appropriating Chinese culture — and doubling down on the star’s perceived superiority on matters of diversity. #ThankYouMattDamon trended on Twitter Thursday afternoon, with many users offering faux thanks to Damon and the movie (a big gamble on Hollywood-China collaborations in film) for bringing Chinese culture to the forefront. “Matt Damon is my favorite anime character,” one user wrote. Also Read: What If Historical Movies About White People Starred Asian Actors Instead? (Photos) “Matt Damon introduced noodles to the Europeans,” said another.
- 2/16/2017
- by Matt Donnelly
- The Wrap
Author: Jon Lyus
This week we’ve been privileged to sit down with the cast and composer of Theodore Melfi’s Hidden Figures. The film has won the hearts of audiences across the world, telling an important story obscured for so long. Its inspirational message of collaboration and meritocratic success will be its greatest legacy, but for now its timely nature will help it gather an even wider audience when the film releases in the UK on the 17th of February.
James Kleinmann completed his set of interviews with director Melfi, whose keen eye keeps the social message implicit in the film interwoven perfectly with its compelling narrative. Melfi talked through his feelings on his main cast Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae,
“I was blown away by Taraji P. Henson, if you’ve seen [her] work lately on Empire playing Cookie – who is this bombastic character – and then...
This week we’ve been privileged to sit down with the cast and composer of Theodore Melfi’s Hidden Figures. The film has won the hearts of audiences across the world, telling an important story obscured for so long. Its inspirational message of collaboration and meritocratic success will be its greatest legacy, but for now its timely nature will help it gather an even wider audience when the film releases in the UK on the 17th of February.
James Kleinmann completed his set of interviews with director Melfi, whose keen eye keeps the social message implicit in the film interwoven perfectly with its compelling narrative. Melfi talked through his feelings on his main cast Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae,
“I was blown away by Taraji P. Henson, if you’ve seen [her] work lately on Empire playing Cookie – who is this bombastic character – and then...
- 2/16/2017
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
‘The Raid’: Joe Carnahan and Frank Grillo Announce ‘Reimagining’ of Popular Action Film on Instagram
If, like any reasonable moviegoer, you thought that Joe Carnahan’s “The Grey” was totally rad, here’s some good news: He and Frank Grillo have just announced a remake of “The Raid.” Or, in their words, “a reimagining” of Gareth Evans’ popular action film, which has already spawned one sequel and has another in development. Carnahan announced the news in a brief Instagram post featuring him and Grillo.
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“Caracas, Venezuela’s pretty dangerous,” Carnahan says at the beginning of the brief video, “and I wouldn’t go in with this many guys.” Grillo, whose action bona fides have also been displayed in the last two “Captain America” and “The Purge” movies, agrees: “You wouldn’t, right? Maybe six guys…the fighting would have to be something no one’s ever seen,” the actor says, musing on the prospect of their film.
Read More: Joe Carnahan to Write Film Version of Playstation’s ‘Uncharted’ Series
“Caracas, Venezuela’s pretty dangerous,” Carnahan says at the beginning of the brief video, “and I wouldn’t go in with this many guys.” Grillo, whose action bona fides have also been displayed in the last two “Captain America” and “The Purge” movies, agrees: “You wouldn’t, right? Maybe six guys…the fighting would have to be something no one’s ever seen,” the actor says, musing on the prospect of their film.
- 2/15/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Three years after making his auspicious debut with “Dear White People” — and ahead of the upcoming TV adaptation coming to Netflix — writer/director Justin Simien has answered the question he’s been getting asked since before his film even hit theaters: Why did he name it that? “Had I made a terrible mis-calculation?” he recalls wondering after receiving harsh questions at early screenings of his film and being subjected to overt racism online. “Had I doomed my film and career to obscurity because I dared to put the words ‘white’ and ‘people’ next to one another in my title?”
Read More: ‘Dear White People’ Director on Alt-Right Backlash to Netflix Show: ‘I Reject Any Notion of ‘Causing a Divide’’
Thankfully not — after winning a Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent at Sundance, Simien went on to receive strong reviews for “Dear White People,” and is writing the first 10 episodes of the Netflix version.
Read More: ‘Dear White People’ Director on Alt-Right Backlash to Netflix Show: ‘I Reject Any Notion of ‘Causing a Divide’’
Thankfully not — after winning a Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent at Sundance, Simien went on to receive strong reviews for “Dear White People,” and is writing the first 10 episodes of the Netflix version.
- 2/12/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
The Golden Globes are generally regarded as the most useless film award ceremony, but the show itself can prove perfectly entertaining. The alcohol flows freely at the Globes, which means everyone is bit looser and ready to be a little sillier, should the proper occasion arise (like Ryan Reynolds and Andrew Garfield inexplicably making out). It […]
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- 1/10/2017
- by Jacob Hall
- Slash Film
Talib Kweli warns Full Frontal viewers about the perils of a surveillance state in "A Music Video for White People (And Everyone)." The song originally appeared as part of Samantha Bee's longer, Mr. Robot-inspired segment about malicious software, hacked webcams and how Big Brother is always watching.
"Lock your phone with a passcode/ Or what you're downloading gets stolen/ Basically to be the black Edward Snowden," Kweli says on the track, which is a play on the rapper's Kanye West-produced 2002 hit "Get By."
"The NYPD put the...
"Lock your phone with a passcode/ Or what you're downloading gets stolen/ Basically to be the black Edward Snowden," Kweli says on the track, which is a play on the rapper's Kanye West-produced 2002 hit "Get By."
"The NYPD put the...
- 12/16/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Samantha Bee wants to let you know that there is a chance that we are all being watched right now. In an episode of “Full Frontal” the host parodied “Mr. Robot” to warn about the surveillance state.
“Since the election, Americans have an ever-growing list of things to be freaked out about,” Bee said on Monday’s episode. “So I asked Ashley Nicole Black to add one more thing.”
The parody is titled “Ms. Robot” and stars Black, writer and correspondent for “Full Frontal,” explaining how it’s important to encrypt your day-to-day communications and trying to get more information on how to do it.
“The government surveils communities they believe oppose them,” she explains in the video. “When Donald Trump becomes president, they might come after you. Also, everyone who didn’t like his last tweet. Ugh. Am I being too paranoid?”
Black then speaks to Aclu technology expert...
“Since the election, Americans have an ever-growing list of things to be freaked out about,” Bee said on Monday’s episode. “So I asked Ashley Nicole Black to add one more thing.”
The parody is titled “Ms. Robot” and stars Black, writer and correspondent for “Full Frontal,” explaining how it’s important to encrypt your day-to-day communications and trying to get more information on how to do it.
“The government surveils communities they believe oppose them,” she explains in the video. “When Donald Trump becomes president, they might come after you. Also, everyone who didn’t like his last tweet. Ugh. Am I being too paranoid?”
Black then speaks to Aclu technology expert...
- 12/13/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
People are outraged over the release of the admitted suspect in the shooting of former NFL running back Joe McKnight, who was killed in Louisiana on Thursday night in an apparent road rage incident that some speculate was racially motivated. White people are sickening like y'all shooting over road rage now and getting away with it ???? #JoeMcKnight — baelani ???? (@qualanilee) December 2, 2016 Wait a second. How did they let the shooter of Joe McKnight walk out of prison?? What The Fuck Is This World Coming To — Pauly Pic (@ValleYbOii11) December 2, 2016 Authorities have identified Ronald Gasser, 54, as the suspect in...
- 12/2/2016
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
“Billy on the Street” is TV’s adrenaline shot. Whether the hijinks come from the show’s growing list of guest stars or the flabbergasted hoards of New Yorkers who become putty in the hands of a raving, microphone-wielding Billy Eichner, it’s a tried-and-true formula that’s birthed four full seasons of Manhattan-set surprises. The kinetic, chaotic game show hasn’t yielded any giant cash prizes or faraway vacations, but every episode turns a few random city folks into potential viral superstars.
Read More: ‘Billy on the Street’ Reveals Season 5 Guests, Filming Secrets
In recognition of the show’s storied history (Fuse’s Season 1 finale featured a member of Blink-182, this season on truTV opens with Jon Hamm, Seth Rogen and Lupita Nyong’o in back-to-back-to-back episodes), we’ve compiled a greatest hits of sorts, singling out some of the “Billy on the Street” moments we keep coming back to.
Read More: ‘Billy on the Street’ Reveals Season 5 Guests, Filming Secrets
In recognition of the show’s storied history (Fuse’s Season 1 finale featured a member of Blink-182, this season on truTV opens with Jon Hamm, Seth Rogen and Lupita Nyong’o in back-to-back-to-back episodes), we’ve compiled a greatest hits of sorts, singling out some of the “Billy on the Street” moments we keep coming back to.
- 11/15/2016
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
IndieWire’s Eric Kohn, Hanh Nguyen, David Ehrlich, and Kate Erbland traded notes on “Doctor Strange,” whitewashing, and the current political climate for filmmaking.
In a year where the possibility of electing the first woman president requires the kind of tooth-and-nail brawls usually reserved for wartime, there may be no better movie to epitomize the desire for change in a sexist society than “Ms. 45.” Settling into Abel Ferrara’s 1981 B-movie during the soft launch of Brooklyn’s new Alamo Drafthouse theater last week, I found myself entranced by an angry and decidedly modern revenge movie.
This scrappy tale of a mute woman (Zoe Lund, in a remarkable debut role from a career tragically cut short by drugs) has the ultimate payoff. Persecuted in the workplace, she survives a rape encounter by killing her rapist, taking his gun, and going on a rampage murdering sexist pigs across the grimy alleys of New York City.
In a year where the possibility of electing the first woman president requires the kind of tooth-and-nail brawls usually reserved for wartime, there may be no better movie to epitomize the desire for change in a sexist society than “Ms. 45.” Settling into Abel Ferrara’s 1981 B-movie during the soft launch of Brooklyn’s new Alamo Drafthouse theater last week, I found myself entranced by an angry and decidedly modern revenge movie.
This scrappy tale of a mute woman (Zoe Lund, in a remarkable debut role from a career tragically cut short by drugs) has the ultimate payoff. Persecuted in the workplace, she survives a rape encounter by killing her rapist, taking his gun, and going on a rampage murdering sexist pigs across the grimy alleys of New York City.
- 11/4/2016
- by Eric Kohn, Kate Erbland, David Ehrlich and Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Producer and director contest complaints that their drama sidelines Lee in favour of an invented white character, and other cultural insensitivities
As arguments continue to rage over diversity issues in cinema, repeated complaints over Hollywood’s insensitivity towards Asian themes and actors have begun to make an impact, joining a long-running crisis over the participation and portrayal of African Americans in the film industry. Adverse comment appears to have coalesced around two films in particular: a live-action remake of the Japanese manga Ghost in the Shell, which has cast Scarlett Johannson in the lead role; and a film called Birth of the Dragon, which aims to tell the story of Bruce Lee’s celebrated and formative real-life contest with martial arts grandmaster Wong Jack Man in 1964.
The film-making team behind Birth of the Dragon say they have found it “painful” to be included in controversy, which has involved wider arguments...
As arguments continue to rage over diversity issues in cinema, repeated complaints over Hollywood’s insensitivity towards Asian themes and actors have begun to make an impact, joining a long-running crisis over the participation and portrayal of African Americans in the film industry. Adverse comment appears to have coalesced around two films in particular: a live-action remake of the Japanese manga Ghost in the Shell, which has cast Scarlett Johannson in the lead role; and a film called Birth of the Dragon, which aims to tell the story of Bruce Lee’s celebrated and formative real-life contest with martial arts grandmaster Wong Jack Man in 1964.
The film-making team behind Birth of the Dragon say they have found it “painful” to be included in controversy, which has involved wider arguments...
- 10/17/2016
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
James DeMonaco’s increasingly popular — and increasingly timely — “Purge” film series now looks to be getting into the television game. Cinema Blend recently hopped on the phone with filmmaker DeMonaco, who created the series and has written and directed all three films, to chat about the home video release of latest entry in the series, the frighteningly prescient “The Purge: Election Year,” and talk eventually turned to the possibility that DeMonaco’s series could turn to the small screen.
Read More: ‘The Purge: Election Year’ Review: Political Allegory Gets a Cool Black Cast and Distracting White People
Turns out, not only is DeMonaco down with the idea, he’s actively working on a “Purge” television series. When asked about the possibility of taking “The Purge” to TV, DeMonaco told the outlet, “Yes! Not an anthology… I guess kind of an anthology — more of an interwoven anthology. They came to me about a TV show,...
Read More: ‘The Purge: Election Year’ Review: Political Allegory Gets a Cool Black Cast and Distracting White People
Turns out, not only is DeMonaco down with the idea, he’s actively working on a “Purge” television series. When asked about the possibility of taking “The Purge” to TV, DeMonaco told the outlet, “Yes! Not an anthology… I guess kind of an anthology — more of an interwoven anthology. They came to me about a TV show,...
- 9/30/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Ava DuVernay’s documentary “13th” has the precision of a foolproof argument underscored by decades of frustration. The movie tracks the criminalization of African Americans from the end of the Civil War to the present day, assailing a broken prison system and other examples of institutionalized racial bias with a measured gaze. It combines the rage of Black Lives Matter and the cool intelligence of a focused dissertation. DuVernay folds many historical details into an infuriating arrangement of statistics and cogent explanations for the evolution of racial bias in the United States, folding in everything from D.W. Griffith’s “The Birth of a Nation” to the war on drugs. The broad scope is made palatable by the consistency of its focus, and the collective anger it represents.
Visually, the movie offers little more than the standard arrangement of talking heads, archival footage and animated visual aids, but that’s all...
Visually, the movie offers little more than the standard arrangement of talking heads, archival footage and animated visual aids, but that’s all...
- 9/30/2016
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
I think everyone in this country should be aware by now that our race relations are at an all time low. It seems every time we hear the news another black citizen has been shot by the police or police have been shot by someone angry about these shootings. It cannot continue. We as a nation cannot keep going down this road.
I have always sympathized with Black Americans. In fact as a Scot and Irish American I have always sympathized with anyone who ever got pushed around, starting with Native Americans, Asians, Jewish immigrants, women of any ethnic group, Hispanics from any country.
I also sympathize with the people who are tasked with law enforcement. It’s a tough job. I had some training in that area. A couple of years ago I was hired by a Security company and was trained in unarmed, and armed, uniformed security. I...
I have always sympathized with Black Americans. In fact as a Scot and Irish American I have always sympathized with anyone who ever got pushed around, starting with Native Americans, Asians, Jewish immigrants, women of any ethnic group, Hispanics from any country.
I also sympathize with the people who are tasked with law enforcement. It’s a tough job. I had some training in that area. A couple of years ago I was hired by a Security company and was trained in unarmed, and armed, uniformed security. I...
- 8/30/2016
- by Sam Moffitt
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Minister Louis Farrakhan says he -- and the entire Nation Of Islam -- are 100% behind Colin Kaepernick ... praising the Qb's American flag protest as a "courageous stand." Farrakhan released a statement via his Facebook page in which he thanked Kaep for taking a stand, and lauded his courage in the face of intense criticism. "Courage is one of the great characteristics of great men and women. And at the root of courage is love for...
- 8/30/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
After receiving hostile Twitter messages over her role in the Ghostbusters remake, SNL cast member Leslie Jones met with the site's CEO, Jack Dorsey, who removed numerous users' accounts. On Thursday, Jones explained to Seth Meyers that she took action because of the gang mentality the website fosters.
"The insults didn't hurt me," she said. "Unfortunately, I'm used to the insults … What scared me was the injustice of a gang of people jumping against you for such a sick cause. It's like everybody has an opinion, and it all comes at you at one time.
"The insults didn't hurt me," she said. "Unfortunately, I'm used to the insults … What scared me was the injustice of a gang of people jumping against you for such a sick cause. It's like everybody has an opinion, and it all comes at you at one time.
- 7/22/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Wendy Williams gained notoriety for being outspoken and frankly not caring what came out of her mouth. Although her on air personality seems to do well for her, it can also get her into a little bit of trouble. TheWrap looks at seven of the celebrities the daytime talk show host had a feud with. Jesse Williams Jesse Williams‘ powerful Bet Awards speech, won the hearts of many–Wendy Williams was not one of them. She said she would be offended if there was a historically white college or the National Association for White People only. Alyssa Milano The actress...
- 7/20/2016
- by Rasha Ali
- The Wrap
After Roland Martin called out Wendy Williams for her comments about historically black colleges and the NAACP, she invited the journalist to visit her daytime talk show — where he provided what one viewer called a “Black History lesson.” Wendy Williams said in response to Jesse Williams‘ Bet Awards speech that she would be offended if there were all white-colleges or a National Organization for White People. Martin then criticized her on his TVOne Show. As she welcomed Martin to her show Thursday, Williams played a clip of his TVOne show and apologized for her remarks. “I was wrong,” she said.
- 7/14/2016
- by Rasha Ali
- The Wrap
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