Chris here to start your weekend with some star gazing. Time Magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people is here! While there's the usual assortment of world leaders, innovators, and executives (not to mentions some unsavories), it's the magic makers of the entertainment sort that catch our hearts here at The Film Experience. That ebullient Viola Davis cover to your left is nothing if not a factory for happiness.
The assembled talent and wavemakers run the gamut from Ava DuVernay to Sarah Paulson to Riz Ahmed to Constance Wu, the kind of future Hollywood we actually want to see. But the real fun of the lineup is the profiles written by other famous types about the honorees - Naomi Campbell paying tribute to RuPaul? Your icon wishes! Take a look at the photo set and tell us your favorites in the comments!
"Barry Jenkins. You worked the influencer challenge, but on the main stage your Moonlight shined bright. Riz Ahmed. Your neon runway made us go Rogue. Condragulations, you are both the winner of this week's challenge."
Get Constance Wu and Sarah Paulson a buddy comedy, stat!
La La Land outtakes or just the afterglow of the film's magic?
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