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Katrina Stagg in Uncategorized   January 31, 2018   0 Comments Posted by Kara Hedash A number of the most buzz-worthy 2017 films were directed by exceptional women. Dee Rees made the memorable period drama Mudbound, Patty Jenkins finally gave fans a female superhero film with Wonder Woman, and Greta Gerwig made her solo directorial debut with the award-winning Lady Bird. That’s just to name a few standouts. As much as women directors achieved in the recent year, there is still work to be done in the industry. As shared by The Hollywood Reporter, only eight women directed a top 100 film, based on domestic box office success. The number is actually a progression based on previous years. The study of inclusion among directors was published by the University of Southern California and provided evidence of the ongoing inequalities that women and minorities face with acquiring director roles. One positive aspect shows that the numbers of … [Read more...] about 7 Upcoming Movies Directed By Women In 2018

Grant Hermanns in Uncategorized   March 17, 2018   0 Comments In his 26 years as a filmmaker, writer/director Wes Anderson has meticulously crafted a stellar career, earning consistent critical acclaim across his eight pictures. Now, after a four-year hiatus since his last work, The Grand Budapest Hotel, which earned nine Oscar nominations, Anderson is returns to the big screen with a new animated adventure, Isle of Dogs. Set in a dystopian future Japan where all dogs have been quarantined to a garbage island after the spread of a “canine flu,” the film follows young Atari Kobayashi (Koyu Rankin) as he journeys to the island to find his dog Spots (voiced by Liev Schreiber). The journey is arduous, but he’s assisted by other dogs on the island. Anderson’s first animated movie, Fantastic Mr. Fox, was an unexpected treasure, and this latest effort could become his masterpiece. The Cast Not only are some of his frequent … [Read more...] about ‘Isle of Dogs’ Could Be Wes Anderson’s Masterpiece

Jimmy Kimmel delivered a brutal set mocking Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) over the congressman’s defamation lawsuit against McClatchy, calling Nunes a “sensitive little snowflake” who is “basically the toilet paper stuck to Trump’s shoe.” Nunes is suing the publisher over a story that ran in The Fresno Bee that connected Nunes to a yacht party at which there were allegedly cocaine and prostitutes present. On Tuesday night’s edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kimmel introduced the story by noting that Nunes has “thinner skin than Donald Trump,” and that Nunes is “basically the toilet paper stuck to Trump’s shoe,” which is a thing that happened in front of the entire world. “And in a delightful twist, as he was filing this lawsuit, as he announced it to separate himself from the cocaine and prostitutes, the hashtag #yachtcocaineprostitutes became the number one trending thing on Twitter,” Kimmel noted, then … [Read more...] about Jimmy Kimmel Demolishes Devin Nunes: ‘The Toilet Paper Stuck to Trump’s Shoe’

Attorney General William Barr revealed that he believed that the Department of Justice under the previous administration conducted some spying effort on the Trump campaign during Congressional testimony Wednesday. In a question regarding news that Barr had assembled a special team investigating the origins of the investigation led  Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Senator Jeanne Shaheen asked Attorney General Barr why he “felt a need to form that kind of a team and what you intend to be the scope of their investigation” Barr replied that he would “be reviewing both the genesis and the conduct of intelligence activities directed at the Trump campaign.” After Shaheen followed up by asking if Barr could “share with us why you feel the need to do that?” Barr replied, “Well for the same reason we’re worried about foreign influence and elections, we want to make sure that during — I think spying on a political campaign is a big … [Read more...] about Attorney General William Barr: I Believe Spying of the Trump Campaign Did Occur

White House correspondent and CNN contributor April Ryan warned top White House aide Stephen Miller that he might want to tread carefully when it comes to presenting himself as a powerful force in creating immigration because simply put, the president doesn’t like to be upstaged. Ryan was responding to a clip of Trump speaking to reporters on the White House lawn about Miller. Trump said in the clip played on CNN:  “Stephen is an excellent guy. He’s a wonderful person… He’s been with me from the beginning. He’s a brilliant man. And frankly, there’s only one person that’s running it. You know who that is? It’s me.” “So we call that fattening up for the slaughter,” host Erin Burnett said, before asking Ryan her thoughts about if Trump was actually running the show. “Stephen Miller is the immigration guru at the White House, plain and simple, end of story,” Ryan replied. “You can close that … [Read more...] about April Ryan Warns Stephen Miller Not to Upstage Trump: ‘Steve Bannon, Remember Him?’