Comedian Suni Reyes Hollywood Needs To Stop Using Latinos To Fill Quota

But the Puerto Rico-born and raised actress and comedian hasn’t let any of that discourage her. In fact, she’s utilized that as fire to go viral and leave a greater impact than she thought possible. On top of her acting career, where Reyes has popped up most recently in the series “Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens,” Reyes has been regularly posting videos looking at political events, social issues, and even Hilaria Baldwin being exposed as a non-Latina....

February 9, 2023 · 6 min · 1138 words · Amanda Mcclain

Costuming Mank In Strategic Black And White

“I had conversations with [production designer] Don Burt about what his color palettes would be so we wouldn’t have the rooms be so colorful,” Summerville said. “We wanted to have the tones blend. For us in costumes, it was more burgundies, purples, navies, blacks. And you could pump up from there to gowns with muted lilacs or dusty roses, which came in as nice light grays. We also had shell whites or cream whites and stayed away from deep black....

February 9, 2023 · 3 min · 637 words · Cassie Jones

Cousins Trailer Netflix Presents Maori Drama From Waru Directors

Here’s the official synopsis: “‘Cousins’ follows three Māori cousins—Mata, Missy and Makareta—who lead separate lives, yet are bound together forever. Orphaned Mata believes she has no whānau (family) and lives out her lonely childhood in fear and bewilderment. Back home on the land in New Zealand, driven and educated Makareta flees an arranged marriage to study law and begin the search for her missing cousin. She leaves behind cheeky yet dutiful Missy who takes on her role of kaitiaki (guardian) of the land....

February 9, 2023 · 2 min · 272 words · Bobby Powell

Curb Your Enthusiasm Latte Larry S Spite Store Pop Up Ruined By Covid

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” Season 10’s grand finale revolved around the reveal of Larry David’s coffee shop Latte Larry’s, a “spite store,” as he put it, started to put Mocha Joe’s — whose coffee Larry deemed cold and whose tables he deemed wobbly — out of business. According to “Curb” writer and Season 10 showrunner Jeff Schaffer, who recently participated in a virtual Q&A for new start-up In Creative Company with IndieWire’s Managing Editor Christian Blauvelt, the show’s team was actually planning a Latte Larry’s pop-up in Los Angeles back in February....

February 9, 2023 · 3 min · 456 words · Mario Webster

Danny Devito My Penguin Is Better Than Colin Farrell In The Batman

Despite Colin Farrell taking over the role for Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” opposite Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader, DeVito revealed during a Vanity Fair lie detector test video (below) that his version is “better.” DeVito played the Penguin in Tim Burton’s “Batman Returns,” with Michael Keaton as Batman. DeVito was shown a photo of Farrell and asked, “What about this Penguin?” by the lie detector test administrator. “Who, Colin?” the “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” actor said....

February 9, 2023 · 2 min · 362 words · Suzanne Waters

Darren Aronofsky Says Mother Inspired Hate Mail From Audiences

Because of its weighty ambitions, the movie has inspired fierce reactions, even four years later. As Aronofsky revealed at a masterclass during Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival this weekend (via Variety), he still gets fervent missives from viewers about the movie, including in the form of hate mail. “We were nervous about how controversial it was going to be, but then when you release a movie to the world, and there’s so many angry people, you start to wonder, ‘Hold on, what did I do?...

February 9, 2023 · 2 min · 358 words · Cindy Joseph

David Fincher Says Joker Was A Betrayal Of The Mentally Ill

“Nobody would have thought they had a shot at a giant hit with ‘Joker’ had ‘The Dark Knight’ not been as massive as it was,” Fincher said. Indeed, “The Dark Knight” also racked up more than $1 billion for studio Warner Bros., but even “Joker” bested it. However, Fincher also described the film as a mash-up of two Martin Scorsese classics that also floundered in its portrayal of people with mental illness, as Todd Phillips’ film uses that trope to explore Joker’s jagged psyche....

February 9, 2023 · 2 min · 408 words · Lisa Olson
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