America Ferrera Calls on Hollywood to “Find Our Courage” in Current Political Moment: “Be as Brave as the Characters We Write”

America Ferrera Calls on Hollywood to “Find Our Courage” in Current Political Moment: “Be as Brave as the Characters We Write”

The Critics Choice Association held its 5th annual Celebration of Latino Cinema & Television in L.A. on Friday, coming at a particularly fraught time for a community that is being specifically targeted by the Trump administration. That was the subject of several of the luncheon’s acceptance speeches, as America Ferrera, Andy Garcia, Oscar Isaac, Anthony…

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#Stars Celebrate Actor Strike’s End at Academy Women’s Luncheon: “We Stood Strong and Fought the Fight”

#Stars Celebrate Actor Strike’s End at Academy Women’s Luncheon: “We Stood Strong and Fought the Fight”

Writers and actors walking the red carpet at the Academy Women’s Luncheon, presented by Chanel, in Los Angeles Wednesday morning were able to talk about their projects for the first time in months following news that SAG-AFTRA reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios and streamers to end their historic strike just the night before….

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#America Ferrera Among Honorees at The Hollywood Reporter’s Latin Power Event: “Our Wish Is That the Next Generation of Latinos Know Their Worth”

#America Ferrera Among Honorees at The Hollywood Reporter’s Latin Power Event: “Our Wish Is That the Next Generation of Latinos Know Their Worth”

The Hollywood Reporter celebrated Latin leaders across film, television and music at its inaugural Latin Power Event, held Wednesday afternoon at Soho Beach House in Miami. Created in conjunction with the release of THR’s Latin Power Issue, the event honored actress America Ferrera, who received the award for advocacy and representation; Cris Abrego, chairman of…

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#‘Dumb Money’ Review: Paul Dano and Pete Davidson in Craig Gillespie’s Entertaining GameStop Stock Comedy

#‘Dumb Money’ Review: Paul Dano and Pete Davidson in Craig Gillespie’s Entertaining GameStop Stock Comedy

Movies about the financial markets inevitably have the same problem. It simply isn’t that visually compelling watching people stare at their computers or phones and muttering expletives. Adam McKay’s The Big Short managed to avoid the pitfall thanks to its truly memorable characters and such stylistic flourishes as having Margot Robbie explain complicated financial concepts…

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#‘Barbie’ Review: Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in Doll Comedy From Greta Gerwig That Delivers the Fun but Fudges the Politics

#‘Barbie’ Review: Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in Doll Comedy From Greta Gerwig That Delivers the Fun but Fudges the Politics

There isn’t exactly a God in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie (unless you count Helen Mirren’s omniscient narrator), but the director does experiment with creation myths. Barbieland, a parallel universe populated by iterations of the Mattel doll, is her sandbox. The toy conglomerate’s vast archive, a trove of successful products, middling ideas and discontinued merch, are the…

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