By Evelyn Alsultany |- Though critically acclaimed and widely beloved, the 1992 animated “Aladdin” feature had some serious issues with stereotyping. In the live-action ‘Aladdin,’ Mena Massoud stars Aladdin, while Will Smith plays the Genie. Daniel Smith/Walt Disney Pictures Disney wanted to avoid repeating these same problems in the live action version of “Aladdin,” which […]
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film
Not Trump’s America: On How the Oscars looked Like the Real America this Year
Cuarón: “”I want to thank the Academy for recognizing a film centered around an indigenous woman. One of the 70 million domestic workers in the world without work rights”
Race for Film Gold at Cannes in shadow of #MeToo & Gaza
Movies by Spike Lee, South Korea’s Lee Chang-dong, Italian Matteo Garrone and Nadine Labaki of Lebanon drew critical acclaim
Why Black Panther’s Wakanda Is the Black Utopia We’ve Been Waiting For
By Ingrid LaFleur | ( Yes! Magazine) | – – Before the film was released, the nation of Wakanda was taking shape in our minds. Ingrid LaFleur posted Feb 07, 2018 “When I wondered if imagination could be necessary for the revolution and transformation, you said yes, you said our dreams and visions matter, they […]
Black Panther: Honoring the legacy of Black style
by Henry Navarro Delgado | (The Conversation) | – – One knows that something is touching a nerve in North American culture when a foreign luxury car company wants a piece of the pie. The movie Black Panther is that type of archetypical popular culture milestone. The release of Black Panther provides the opportunity to […]
Alt-Right Trolls Try to Tank ‘Black Panther’ Score on Rotten Tomatoes
TeleSur | – – Facebook seems to have deleted the racist, sexist group’s page while the popular movie-ranking site announced its plan as hate speech. An alt-right group is trying to tank the ratings for “Black Panther” movie on Rotten Tomatoes website as the movie continues to receive glowing reviews from critics after its premier […]
After Golden Globes Speech (Video), Oprah said open to Presidential Run
Golden Globes/ Oprah Winfrey | (Video Clip) | – – Amy Kaufman of the LA Times wrote that she asked Stedman if Oprah would be open to a presidential bid and he said, “absolutely she would.” I asked Stedman if @oprah would run for President. "It's up to the people. She would absolutely do it." […]
Come Back, Barack – SNL/ Chance the Rapper Video
Chance the Rapper et al. | Saturday Night Live | (Video Clip) | – – De-Von-Tré (Chance the Rapper, Kenan Thompson, Chris Redd) wishes President Barack Obama would come back. Saturday Night Live: “Come Back, Barack – SNL”
Would Trump let Oscar Winner Mahershala Ali back into the Country?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Mahershala Ali, 43, last night won an Oscar for best supporting actor, in Moonlight . The film treats themes of sexual repression, gayness, and the plague of drug dealing and addiction. Moonlight, of course, also won Best Picture, after a historic error in which the winner […]