‘The Matrix’ Director Lilly Wachowski Says Hollywood Won’t Finance New Film With Trans Cast

Lilly Wachowski, who co-directed The Matrix franchise, is opening up about the struggle to get financing for her new film that features a “wall-to-wall trans cast.” During a recent interview on KCRW’s The Business podcast, the filmmaker acknowledged that it’s unfortunately “not the greatest time in the industry to be trying to make these kinds…

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Lilly Wachowski Shares Advice to Her Pre-Transition Self at ‘Bound’ Reunion Screening:  “Start Taking That Estrogen”

Lilly Wachowski Shares Advice to Her Pre-Transition Self at ‘Bound’ Reunion Screening: “Start Taking That Estrogen”

Lilly Wachowski shared the words she would tell herself 30 years ago, before her gender transition, when she was co-writing and directing the 1996 neo-noir classic Bound, which helped launch The Matrix filmmaker’s career. “Well, start taking that estrogen. What are you doing? Come out of the closet!” Wachowski told moderator Julie Klausner and a…

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#Best Film Scores of the ’90s Ranked

#Best Film Scores of the ’90s Ranked

“#Best Film Scores of the ’90s Ranked” Music is the soul of almost every movie; “if music be the food of love, play on, give me excess of it,” as Shakespeare wrote. It transports us to far-off places and enables us to travel in time. Thanks to the work of composers like John Williams and…

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#No Way Home’ keeps box-office lead

#No Way Home’ keeps box-office lead

“#No Way Home’ keeps box-office lead” “Spider-Man: No Way Home” held onto first place at the box office on New Year’s Eve. The web-slinging franchise flick grossed $15.5 million on Dec. 31, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo database. Through New Year’s Eve, the film had grossed an eye-popping $572.6 million. Animated kiddie musical “Sing…

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