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Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at 10:22AM by Nathaniel R
Look at this lucky so and so getting a selfie with La Pfeiff!
Running so late! Three topics worth blogging about that slipped us by this past week. Michelle & pfans, Wonder Woman 1984 images, and Greta Gerwig's next project. That's a lot. Ready. Let's go...
Monday, April 2, 2018 at 11:42AM by Lynn Lee
A friend on Facebook recently asked me, after I posted a positive response to Isle of Dogs, what I thought about the controversy over Wes Anderson’s alleged cultural appropriation of Japan. My initial answer was that it bothered me a little bit, but not enough to mar my enjoyment of the movie. Later I realized that I’d just implicitly accepted the charge that there was cultural appropriation and, as an Asian American, felt mildly guilty that it didn’t bother me. But on further reflection, I’m not sure either of those knee-jerk reactions was warranted. It’s more complicated than that.
The question of cultural appropriation can be broken down a few different ways...
Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 2:00PM by Nathaniel R
Best Dressed
Who were your best dressed on Oscar night? If I had to do a top 10 it'd be these 4 pictured above -- Greta Gerwig, Zendaya, Daniela Vega, and Betty Gabriel -- plus Nicole Kidman, Viola Davis, supporting actress nominees Janney & Manville, and Taraji P Henson who's never looked sexier.
37 more looks coming at'cha after the jump starting with Best Dressed Men...
Monday, March 5, 2018 at 8:40PM 
I love him.
Should Greta eventually win an Oscar in the future, 'twould only be fair to cut to Guillermo, cluthching his heart and professing his earnest reciprocated love for Greta. Guillermo was the night's biggest winner, but Greta's affection may have been the biggest prize of all.
Thursday, March 1, 2018 at 5:00PM Jorge's screenplay column hits its last Oscar mark for the season.
Lady Bird is less of a through-line narrative, as it is a collection of moments; a montage through the senior year of Christine “Lady bird” McPherson, and the small days and in-betweens that made it memorable. Through this collage, we are able to grasp at thematic links that run in her life, at the emotional truths she has to learn, and at the pain of watching her leave the nest.
No thread runs harder through the film than Lady Bird’s contentious relationship with her mother Marion. It’s no coincidence that the very first sequence of the film revolves around their dynamic. So let’s see how Greta Gerwig managed to infuse the emotional thesis of her film, as well as display years’ worth of a relationship in barely the first three pages of the script...
