Tag: film

‘Ghost in the Shell’: Scarlett Johansson casting called ‘whitewashing’

A Blow to Diversity

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How They Funded It: ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night’

Surpassing its $55,000 goal on Indiegogo

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Ghost in the Shell Movie: Why Casting Scarlett Johansson is Wrong

White People Talk Awkwardly About Diversity in Casting!

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Angela Bassett’s Supernova on Blu-Ray Jan 13

But There’s a Sad Tale Behind It…

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Akira Kurosawa’s List of His 100 Favorite Movies

Read Kurosawa’s fascinating selections at Open Culture.

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Acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa

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From left, Rod Steiger, Jester Hairston, and Sidney Poitier in “The Heat of the Night” (1967)

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From left, Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, and Lil Dagover in “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”(“Das Kabinett des Doktor Caligari”) (1920)

Ghost in the Shell Casting Shows We Need More Than White Feminism

Hollywood has a bad problem with casting women who aren’t white

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Jordan Peele Says He’s Working on a Horror Movie

Exploring Fears of Being a Black Man Today

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Johansson: ‘Not a good fit’ for Motoko Kusanagi

Someone like Rinko Kikuchi comes to mind…

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First of Michael Jai White’s “Codename: Falcon” Action Movie Franchise Is Now Streaming on Netflix

Watch the trailer here…

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Writer/director Ana Lily Amirpour: A Review, Interview & Directorial Video

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