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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#Danielle Deadwyler Addresses ‘Till’ Oscars Snub: “We’re Talking About Misogynoir”

#Danielle Deadwyler Addresses ‘Till’ Oscars Snub: “We’re Talking About Misogynoir”

Danielle Deadwyler Addresses ‘Till’ Oscars Snub: “We’re Talking About Misogynoir” Danielle Deadwyler is offering her thoughts on Hollywood and systemic racism after she missed out on a 2023 Academy Award nomination for her role as Mamie Till-Mobley, mother to Emmett Till, in director Chinonye Chukwu’s film Till. Deadwyler was a guest on Kermode & Mayo’s…

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#‘Till’: 10 of the Film’s Stars and Their Real-Life Inspirations

#‘Till’: 10 of the Film’s Stars and Their Real-Life Inspirations

‘Till’: 10 of the Film’s Stars and Their Real-Life Inspirations Chinonye Chukwu’s Till recounts the true story of Mamie Till-Mobley’s (Danielle Deadwyler) fight for justice after her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till (Jalyn Hall), was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi in 1955. The biographical drama shows how Till-Mobley channeled her grief into action. Following Till’s…

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#‘Till’ Director Chinonye Chukwu Is the Red Carpet’s Newest Style Star

#‘Till’ Director Chinonye Chukwu Is the Red Carpet’s Newest Style Star

‘Till’ Director Chinonye Chukwu Is the Red Carpet’s Newest Style Star Chinonye Chukwu is quickly making a name for her mastery of emotional, character-driven narratives. The Clemency director’s latest project is the heart-wrenching biopic Till, an account of the 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till. Told from the perspective of his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley (played…

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