#“To Be in Hollywood Is to Be Gaslit”: Justin Simien Levels Up With Disney’s ‘Haunted Mansion’ at a Fraught Time

#“To Be in Hollywood Is to Be Gaslit”: Justin Simien Levels Up With Disney’s ‘Haunted Mansion’ at a Fraught Time

Filmmaker Justin Simien was the main attraction at the July 15 red carpet premiere of his latest effort, The Haunted Mansion. But it wasn’t because he arrived in a floor-length cape, his tribute to the movie’s costume designer. It was because the hours-old SAG-AFTRA strike prevented his starry cast — LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish and…

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#Gareth Edwards, Justin Simien, Louis Leterrier Share Hollywood War Stories, Talk Original Movies, AI

#Gareth Edwards, Justin Simien, Louis Leterrier Share Hollywood War Stories, Talk Original Movies, AI

While their upcoming movies may not have had panels at 2023 San Diego Comic-Con, Gareth Edwards and Justin Simien, who respectively have sci-fi thriller Creator and Disney’s Haunted Mansion hitting theaters in the coming weeks, managed to give their projects a spotlight, despite the ongoing actors and writers strikes. The filmmakers, who were part of…

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#’Bad Hair,’ Black Women, and White Standard in the Corporate Sphere

#’Bad Hair,’ Black Women, and White Standard in the Corporate Sphere

“#’Bad Hair,’ Black Women, and White Standard in the Corporate Sphere” Bad Hair is the latest feature from writer/director Justin Simien (Dear White People). It examines oppression through the scope of female beauty standards and expectations while also confronting Black female oppression and the corporate manipulation of Black culture for white palatability. However, while the…

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#A Horror-Satire About a Killer Weave – /Film

#A Horror-Satire About a Killer Weave – /Film

“#A Horror-Satire About a Killer Weave – /Film” There’s a killer weave in Bad Hair – literally. This horror-satire from Dear White People director Justin Simien follows a young woman in the 1980s who gets a weave that appears to have a mind of its own. The film played Sundance and is headed to Hulu this month, and…

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