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Though Doucouré did not get into the specifics of that debate, Cuties has become a focal point for factions on the far-right that believe a secret cabal of Hollywood liberals is operating a child sex trafficking ring, and that Cuties is further evidence of that. Even though the film attempts to address and critique the way young children are sexualized, it ended up being accused of sexualizing children. The furor even spread well beyond QAnon circles and reached the point where Senator Ted Cruz was calling for a Department of Justice investigation into the project. (An inappropriate and misleading poster Netflix released for the film didn’t help, either; the streaming service later apologized.) … [Read more...] about ‘Cuties’ Director Maimouna Doucoure Addresses Controversy Surrounding Netflix Film

EXCLUSIVE: A hot project is coming together that is expected to draw a strong cast. David O. Russell has written and will direct an untitled film that will star Christian Bale. The film is on a fast track at New Regency through its overall deal with Fox/Disney. … [Read more...] about David O. Russell And Christian Bale In Talks For Big Film At New Regency

“It is so revealing that the first major @netflix original to centre young Black girls hinges on explicitly sexualising 11-year-old children,” Twitter user Claire Heuchan tweeted. “Whether it’s acting or music, a sexualised image is too often the price of mainstream success for Black women & girls. Disgraceful.” … [Read more...] about Netflix ‘Deeply’ Apologises for ‘Inappropriate’ Poster Artwork for ‘Cuties’

I Care a Lot Marla Grayson (Rosamund Pike) believes that there are two different kinds of people; the predators and the prey. For her entire career, she has been the former of the two by coaxing elderly people into her guardianship through the court system and draining their bank accounts. However, for the first time, she’s gone after the wrong woman: Jennifer Peterson. Peterson is nobody’s prey and has friends in the right places; friends who are not afraid to come after Marla Grayson.  (February 19th) … [Read more...] about Trailers of the Week: ‘Burn It All,’ ‘Firefly Lane,’ ‘I Care a Lot,’ and More

The 15-minute film Killing in Thy Name, a collaboration with the arts collective the Ummah Chroma, features a teacher educating a small group of students about “the fiction known as whiteness” as well as the United States’ history of racial and social oppression. The mini-doc also features quotations from historians like Howard Zinn and live footage of Rage Against the Machine performing the track, which bizarrely became a pro-Trump rallying cry following the 2020 presidential election. … [Read more...] about Rage Against the Machine Detail History Behind ‘Killing in the Name’ in Mini-Doc