Raya And The Last Dragon Used Animation To Upend Asian Stereotypes

Now, he’s delighted to see his kids running around as the playful Raya or kooky dragon Sisu from Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon,” which Nguyen co-wrote with “Crazy Rich Asians” writer Adele Lim. With a trio of girls as the three main characters, the charming animated movie drew from many Southeast Asian countries to create an entertaining and heartfelt story as specific as it was universal. Through the lens of a bright and quippy comedy, the film touches on themes of environmentalism, tribalism, resource-sharing, and working across differences....

February 9, 2023 · 6 min · 1125 words · Ashley Simpson

Robert Osborne Tcm Intros Available At Afi

As a bonus, the Collection will be connected to the AFI Catalog of Feature Films, the Institute’s exhaustive chronicle of the first century of American film and, it turns out, a handy resource for Osborne himself. Meanwhile, in honor of the launch and in celebration of Osborne’s birthday, a conversation between TCM’s Ben Mankiewicz and Scott Feinberg over at IndieWire sister publication The Hollywood Reporter exploring Osborne’s work and legacy. Watch here on May 3....

February 9, 2023 · 2 min · 387 words · Sarah Smith

Robert Pattinson Says The Batman Is A Sad Movie About A Weirdo

Based on the DC “emo comic,” Matt Reeves’ upcoming take on the Caped Crusader leans into the “nihilistic side,” as Pattinson told GQ in a March cover story. “Even the artwork is really, really different,” Pattinson added. “So, hopefully, there are a lot of sad people in the world.” Even filming “The Batman” during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns pushed Pattinson to almost a breaking point of his own. “The nature of the shoot was so kind of insular, always shooting at night, just really dark all the time, and I felt very much alone,” the “Good Time” star said....

February 9, 2023 · 2 min · 426 words · Paul Stevenson

Rosie Perez Hurt By The Academy After Not Being Invited To Oscars

Perez described the feeling of never being invited to attend the Oscars as a guest in the audience as “like when your home team doesn’t ask you to come back into the stadium after you got up to bat and hit the home run.” Perez was nominated in 1994 opposite Anna Paquin in “The Piano,” Holly Hunter in “The Firm,” Winona Ryder in “The Age of Innocence,” and Emma Thompson in “In the Name of the Father....

February 9, 2023 · 2 min · 309 words · Kimberly Morris

Ruth Justice Ginbsburg In Her Own Words Review Starz Documentary

Ginsburg’s death rocked an already bleak 2020, and as the government slowly starts to come out of things, complete with a new President and a predominately conservative Supreme Court, audiences are getting a new documentary: Freida Lee Mock’s “Ruth: Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words.” Premiering on Starz, the film’s premise is simple: Using archival footage of Ginsburg herself, the audience sees how she viewed her life and career, as well as the landmark court cases that changed gender representation....

February 9, 2023 · 4 min · 808 words · Dominic Jackson

Sag Awards 2021 Predicting The Tv Winners The Crown To Ted Lasso

Tune in Sunday, April 4 at 9 p.m. ET to find out who wins. Broadcast on TNT and TBS simultaneously, this year’s ceremony will be cut down to an hour runtime. The telecast will include interviews tied to the established theme — “I am an Actor,” of course — as well as appearances by nominees Riz Ahmed, Sterling K. Brown, Viola Davis, Daveed Diggs, Ethan Hawke, Dan Levy, and Jason Sudeikis, the latter of whom will appear with the also-nominated “Ted Lasso” ensemble in a new, pre-taped “pep talk....

February 9, 2023 · 9 min · 1728 words · Dr. James Zuniga

Sam Elliott Proves The Power Of The Dog Has Bite In Homophobic Rant

Sam Elliott, an actor who has built a career in Westerns that celebrate American masculinity, has taken issue with “The Power of the Dog,” a film that challenges the way Westerns celebrate American masculinity. While his recent comments on Marc Maron’s “WTF Podcast” reek of sexism and homophobia, the irony of his wild tirade is that he basically understood the point of the film — almost. Directed by Jane Campion (whom Elliott gets to later), “The Power of the Dog” uses the Western form to explore the stifling ways expectations around masculinity inflict damage on the men tasked with upholding it....

February 9, 2023 · 5 min · 932 words · Colleen Chapman
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