Most movie directors toil in relative obscurity. Quick, who directed the last “Fast &amp; Furious” film? What about “Bad Boys for Life,” “The Invisible Man” or “Sonic the Hedgehog&#8221;?
An elite group of directors, by comparison, became household names for their big screen accomplishments. Spielberg. Tarantino. Scorsese. Nolan.
There’s another group of auteurs, though, who routinely draw critical praise for their handiwork. Some of said praise is both over the top and unjustified.
The following five directors meet that criteria. Yes, they’ve delivered some outstanding films, but they remain overrated for the reasons shared below.
Spike Lee
The New York Knicks fanatic made one great film – 1989’s “Do the Right Thing.” It’s been downhill ever since, and at times the drop is so steep even X-Games athletes fear it.
Making “Da Sweet Blood of Jesus” alone should be enough to merit inclusion on this list, but Lee’s cinematic overreach extends beyond that epic clunker.
Lee is far better at stirring the cultural pot than making memorable films. The buzz around “Jungle Fever” lapped the actual story. The same proved true with “Bamboozled”
Lee rebounded with “Inside Man,” a crackerjack thriller with zero political connections. He could have stayed in that lane, but the lure of “sending a message” proved impossible to resist. That’s given us dreck like “Chi-Raq,” an op-ed gussied up as a feature film.
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Many of Lee’s films came and went without movie goers noticing. Think “Oldboy,” “Red Hook Summer” and “The Miracle of St. Anna” to name a few.
Still, Lee exhumes his fallen career every decade or so to keep his brand alive. He did just that with 2018’s “BlacKkKlansman,” a great title for a solid film with a morally reprehensible finale. See, “<a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/08/10/prager_u_steve_cortes_the_charlottesville_lie.html">Lie, Charlottesville</a>v” for the answer why.
It’s understandable why Lee still generates excitement. Every time we want to count him out he rewards our patience. And his unusual rhythms and willingness to take chances – consider his atypical but often bracing soundtracks – suggest we wait out his next rebound.
Fine. Just know he’s not a great director. He’s an artist who will never reach the potential he teased with his 1989 classic.
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Tim Burton
The wild-haired auteur struck pop culture gold via “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure.” The comic romp proved the perfect marriage between a man-child performer and Burton’s child-like vision.
A directorial star was born.
Burton hit the zeitgeist early and often at the time, even when his films didn’t live up to the hype. Case in point: “Beetlejuice,” powered by Michael Keaton’s uncorked energy more than anything else.
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Burton’s “Batman” proved a game changer, and he certainly deserves kudos for bringing a respectable Bat to the big screen. “Edward Scissorhands” served up a slab of surreal whimsy and solid storytelling. It’s the latter that repeatedly proves his undoing.
Fumbles like “Planet of the Apes,” “Dark Shadows” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” proved he couldn’t be trusted to revive other existing properties.
“Big Fish” and “Big Eyes” showed Burton maturing, ever so slightly, but the emphasis remained on the word, “slight.”
His “Alice in Wonderland” raked in the cash, but does anyone dare to watch it again?
Burton’s films offer visual banquets where the story and characters often race to catch up, with little success.
Ridley Scott
The prolific director deserves our eternal respect for delivering the greatest science fiction film of the modern era – 1979’s “Alien.” Scott also directed both “Blade Runner” and “Gladiator,” films entrenched in pop culture lore for good reason.
And then there’s the rest of his scattershot resume. “The Counselor,” “1492: Conquest of Paradise,” “Alien: Covenant,” “Exodus: Gods and Kings,” “White Squall,” “G.I. Jane,” “Body of Lies,” “Robin Hood” and “A Good Year.”
None of those films are unwatchable. Most, if not all, proved forgettable.
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Like Lee, Scott occasionally uncorks a success story, be it the overrated “Thelma &amp; Louise” or the justly lauded “Black Hawk Down.” Still, the mediocrities are plentiful, and Scott often leaves us without a true visual calling card.
Burton’s films, for all their flaws, look like they sprang from his unique imagination. Scott’s body of work is more generic, less distinct in its presentation.
Scott’s 2015 smash “The Martian” reminded us how surefooted he could be delivering a space-based yarn. Yet his recent “Alien” projects couldn’t recapture the glory of his initial vision.
John Carpenter
“Halloween” changed horror (mostly) for the better, and genre fans have Carpenter to thank for it. His 1978 classic offered up a timeless monster, a perfect horror movie score and scares that haven’t aged a day.
It’s not his fault that so many predecessors delivered weak imitations of the Michael Meyers formula.
“Halloween” cemented his reputation, and he’s been basking in its glow ever since.
Carpenter peaked in 1982 with “The Thing,” coasted through the Reagan era thanks to “Starman,” “Christine” and “Big Trouble in Little China.” Then spent the next 30 years diminishing his screen legacy.
“They Live” is junk, even if it’s been revived as a “so bad it’s good’ cult classic. It’s still superior to subsequent Carpenter dreck, including “Prince of Darkness,” “Village of the Damned,” “Escape from L.A.” and “Ghosts of Mars.”
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Zack Snyder
The comic book favorite wouldn’t merit inclusion here save for three simple words: “The Snyder Cut.”
Comic-Con types have been salivating for the “Justice League” Snyder Cut ever since the film hit theaters to modest fan reactions.
Just wait! There’s a Snyder cut and it’s gonna be awesome, the online SnyderNation cried. Why would anyone think that based on his iffy resume?
Snyder jumped from music videos to feature films courtesy of 2004’s “Dawn of the Dead” remake, which proved both unnecessary and surprisingly solid. He followed it up with “300,” a film which appealed to conservative audiences but served up little more than an unusually bruising canvas.
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His take on “Watchmen” didn’t dazzle, nor did it co-opt the culture’s growing superhero hunger. His take on Superman, “Man of Steel,” similarly underwhelmed mostly due to a CGI-heavy third act.
When Pa Kent (Kevin Costner) is the best part of your comic book movie there’s a problem.
Snyder steered the DC Extended Universe into a pop culture ditch thanks to “Steel” and the generic “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” while competing Marvel movies raked in cash and critical huzzahs.
We’ll offer up a mea culpa should HBO Max’s Snyder Cut version of “Justice League” merit a fraction of the hype. Here’s betting that’s a fool’s errand given the director’s previous works.
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Actor Mark Ruffalo, who plays Bruce Banner/Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, used his Emmy Award acceptance speech on Sunday night to make a political statement.
Receiving the award for <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/mark-ruffalo-voting-emmy-speech">outstanding lead actor</a> in a limited series or movie for &#8220;I Know This Much Is True&#8221; on HBO, Ruffalo touted America&#8217;s diversity and encouraged people to vote for compassion this November.
“Our story is about family. It’s about a man who’s fighting for his brother who’s living with mental illness. It’s a story that’s common throughout so much of the United States and the world today, and it asks a big question: how are we going to deal, and honor, and take care of each other, and our most vulnerable people? And we do that with love, and we do that with compassion, and we do that by fighting for them—and that’s what we have to do today,” Ruffalo said.
“We have to come together with love for each other, and if you have privilege, you have to fight for those who are less fortunate and more vulnerable,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;That’s what’s great about America, our diversity, and the one thing I’ve learned in my family &#8230; is that we are stronger together, when we love each other and we respect each other’s diversity.&#8221;
Ruffalo concluded that America&#8217;s moment will be deciding on whether or not it stands for kindness or &#8220;division and hatred.&#8221;
“We have a big, important moment ahead of us. Are we gonna be a country of division, hatred, and a country only for a certain kind of people, or are we gonna be one of love and strength and fighting for those—all of us [unintelligible] all of us have the American dream, and the pursuit of life and liberty and love and happiness in this great country of ours?” he said. “That’s what we’re facing right now. So get out and vote, make a plan, and vote for love and compassion and kindness.”
Predictably, comedian Jimmy Kimmel began the evening by mocking President Trump and his supporters. As the show opened, Kimmel came out onto the stage to thunderous applause from the audience. Quickly it was revealed to be a recording from a previous show and the real Kimmel was seated by himself in the audience.
&#8220;Of course I’m here all alone; of course we don&#8217;t have an audience!&#8221; Kimmel said, as reported by <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2020-emmys-jimmy-kimmel">Fox News</a>. &#8220;This isn&#8217;t a MAGA rally, it’s the Emmys. Instead of a live audience, we took a page from baseball tonight, and we filled the seats with cardboard cutouts of the nominees.&#8221;
Later, Jimmy Kimmel said, &#8220;Has the president tweeted us yet? Oh right, it&#8217;s Sunday, he&#8217;s probably at Church.&#8221;
Actor Daniel Levy apologized for making his acceptance speech political after asking that people register to vote. &#8220;Our show at its core is about the transformational effects of love and acceptance, and that is something we need more of now than we&#8217;ve ever needed before,&#8221; he said.
&#8220;For any of you who have not registered to vote, please do so. And then go out and vote because that is the only way that we are going to have some love and acceptance out there. Please do that. I&#8217;m so sorry for making this political, but I had to,&#8221; he added.
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Critics love “Cuties,” the Netflix movie showcasing 11-year-old girls gyrating in skimpy outfits while striking provocative poses for the crowd and, by extension, the viewer. The same critical community loathes “Run Hide Fight,” the upcoming thriller about a smart, empowered female student who rescues her peers from a school shooter while plotting the best way to take out the threat.
Confused? You’re probably not alone.
Movie critics began fawning over “Cuties,” a French film recently added to Netflix’s streaming lineup, at January’s Sundance Film Festival. Those raves likely convinced Team Netflix to buy the film’s rights and share it with subscribers.
The film even nabbed an award during that festival appearance.
So no one, including Team Netflix, were prepared when average citizens recoiled at the film’s absurdly inappropriate ad campaign featuring scantily clad children striking erotic poses.
Netflix, to its credit, recalled it immediately … without sharing how an absurdly inappropriate ad campaign featuring sexualized 11-year-olds got the green light in the first place. Reporters similarly lacked an ounce of curiosity on the subject.
Film scribes quickly ran defense for “Cuties,” admitting through clenched teeth that the Netflix poster was absurdly inappropriate but hardly reflective of the movie itself.
Good point. Let the movie speak for itself.
When viewers got a gander at “Cuties” the outrage meter hit 11, in grand “This Is Spinal Tap” fashion.
The critical community held its ground, again. Journalists sided with them, mocking and or attacking anyone offended by the film’s visuals. The same visuals, for what it’s worth, which alarmed CAIR (along with the film’s critical depiction of Islam).
“Cuties” is Netflix’s must-see coming of age drama that, as one outlet put it, spotlights “<a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/cuties-netflix-reviewa-provocative-powder-keg-age-terrified/">child sexuality</a>.”
It’s about time, amirite…? (snort)
The same critical community suggests “Run Hide Fight” should never have been made in the first place.
The upcoming film sports a tough premise, no doubt. We’ve already seen serious, sober films explore fictional school shootings. The 2003 movie “Elephant” rushes to mind. So does 2018’s “Vox Lux.”
“Run Hide Fight” is different.
It’s an action film that gives one student, capably played by Isabel May, a chance to fight back.
That’s different. Fresh. Provocative. It also plays into the narrative some on the right embrace regarding armed teachers. Even worse for left-leaning critics? Our protagonist, and her father, are avid hunters.
It’s no secret that school shootings are an incredibly challenging subject, but we routinely watch films tackling themes that are similarly nightmarish — and reality based. Kidnapping movies. Hit man films. Gangster tales. Suicide stories.
Name a tragedy, even 9/11, and Hollywood has turned it into a motion picture, often with formulaic action and dramatic beats attached.
“Run Hide Fight,” to this critic’s eyes, is mostly a success. May is a plucky, believable heroine. The film’s teen angst feels raw and real. There’s violence and blood, but the film doesn’t give way to grindhouse theatrics.
It moves swiftly, suggests larger themes without lectures.
Most of all, a film critic can think a particular subject isn’t his or her preferred narrative while evaluating the film on a dramatic level.
School shootings leave us feeling shaken, vulnerable. Some film genres, like vigilante movies, actively address that. Catharsis is a palpable part of the film-going experience.
The early critical reaction to “Run Hide Fight,” gleaned from its Venice Film Festival appearance, proved the opposite of “Cuties.”
The film had a zero percent “rotten” rating before this critic added his two cinematic cents.
The Hollywood Reporter <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/run-hide-fight-film-review-venice-2020">admits the film is well constructed</a> … but pans it anyway.
<blockquote>What&#8217;s most notable about Kyle Rankin&#8217;s slick and compulsively watchable genre entry Run Hide Fight is the utter shallowness of its psychological perspective.</blockquote>
It’s an action movie, for what it’s worth.
<blockquote>You have to wonder if anyone spoke up during the pitch meeting to suggest this might be in questionable taste.</blockquote>
How many film critics said the same about the dance sequence from “Cuties?”
The critic says the quiet part out loud next.
<blockquote>But given the sensitivity around mass shootings in this country, and the obstinate refusal of the NRA or its political apologists to accept even a degree of responsibility, it seems naïve to think this wouldn’t play as trivializing exploitation.</blockquote>
So, if the film included a few anti-NRA rants would the reviewer’s thumb go from south to north, a la Roger Ebert?
What about all the woke critics itching for strong, fully realized female characters in feature films? “Run Hide Fight” checks all those boxes. Too bad May’s character doesn’t twerk during the melee.
<a href="https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/run-hide-fight-venice-review/5153050.article">ScreenDaily.com suggests</a> the movie never should have been made. Yes, we need bowling-style bumpers for artistic endeavors.
<blockquote>Just because we have all become used to school shootings as an established feature of North American life, that doesn’t mean that the world is yet ready to see the theme used as the basis of genre entertainment – and perhaps it never should be.</blockquote>
Oh.
The critic also admits the film is good, darn it, before shaming anyone who might actually line up to see it.
<blockquote>It’s undeniably polished and energetic, and features a couple of strong performances from young stars Isabel May and Eli Brown – but it feels fundamentally tasteless, indeed just plain wrong. Unfortunately, it will probably do extremely well at the box office.</blockquote>
Those same judgments went AWOL during the “Cuties” review circuit, though.
The ScreenDaily critic similarly says the quiet part out loud. The movie sends the “wrong” message.
<blockquote>It also suggests that a weapon in the hands of an upstanding concerned citizen – for which read ‘vigilante’ – can be altogether laudable. And in this tinderbox year in American history, that is a very worrying suggestion indeed.</blockquote>
Yes, heaven forbid an armed hero squared off against a school shooter and end the madness before more people get hurt.
A critic has every right to cling to that belief, of course. It’s another matter when he or she slams a movie for sharing it, as if only one opinion is fundamentally correct. Does it matter that roughly half the readership agrees with the film’s argument?
Indeed it does.
Many consumers recoiled after seeing “Cuties,” ignoring the film’s creative worth. Movie critics looked past those flaws to rave about the film, all the while savaging “Run Hide Fight” for being a tasteless genre exercise while praising it as a feature film.
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Actor John Leguizamo will be boycotting the Emmys this year for lack of &#8216;Latinx&#8217; representation.
Speaking with <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/john-leguizamo-boycotts-emmys-155117385.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yahoo! Entertainment</a>, the &#8220;Critical Thinking&#8221; star said that he has &#8220;no reason&#8221; to watch the Emmys if he does not see people of his ethnicity on screen. He blamed the lack of representation on industry titans for not telling enough stories about Latino people.
“I’m boycotting,” he said. “If you don’t have Latin people, there’s no reason for me to see it. What’s the point?”
“It’s unbelievable that our stories aren’t being told and there’s one reason for that,” he continued. “Executives don’t see us, don’t get us — don’t care about us.”
Leguizamo likened this to &#8220;cultural apartheid.&#8221;
&#8220;I’m just dying to see positive Latin stories out there,&#8221; he emphasized.
“It’s just not OK to ignore us, exclude us,” he added. “We’re the largest minority group in the country. We’re the biggest voting block. We’re going to decide who the president is this year.”
As reported by <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/john-leguizamo-boycott-emmys-lack-latinx-representation">Fox News</a>, no major award category features a nominee of Latinx heritage; black actors, however, are represented in each category alongside a &#8220;handful of other actors of color.&#8221;
The lack of Latin representation at the Emmys has been a major sore note for diversity activists.
&#8220;These disappointments would be laughable if they weren’t so demoralizing. Last year, although four Latinos received nominations and one, Jharrel Jerome, took home a well-deserved trophy for the essential Netflix miniseries When They See Us, not a single Latina performer got a nod from the Television Academy,&#8221; wrote Laura Bradley at the <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-the-hell-do-latinx-actors-and-shows-have-to-do-to-get-an-emmy-nomination">Daily Beast</a>. &#8220;And this year, once again, despite a wealth of talent, too few Latinx names made it to the ballot.&#8221;
In response to the alleged lack of diversity, the Television Academy told the <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-07-27/emmys-nominations-diversity-analysis" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Los Angeles Times</a> that representation has made progress over the years despite not always being equal. &#8220;We feel it is a very positive sign that over the past decade the well-deserved recognition of performers of color has increased from 1 in 10 to 1 in 3 nominees across all performer categories,&#8221; said the organization. &#8220;Clearly that increase in representation has not been equal for all groups, and clearly there is still more to do to improve both gender and racial representation across all categories.&#8221;
Last week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kirstie-alley-new-oscars-inclusion-requirements-a-disgrace-to-artists-everywhere">released its new guidelines</a> for inclusion, which dictated that movies must meet a diversity threshold, employing specific minority individuals in front of or behind the camera to qualify for Best Picture. The Los Angeles Times reported:
<blockquote>Those standards require one of the following: at least one of the lead actors or significant supporting actors is from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group; at least 30% of all actors in secondary and more minor roles are from certain underrepresented groups; or the main storyline, theme or narrative is centered on an underrepresented group.
To be eligible for best picture, a film must meet at least two standards across four categories: “Onscreen Representation, Themes and Narratives,” “Creative Leadership and Project Team,” “Industry Access and Opportunities” and “Audience Development.” Within each category are a variety of criteria …</blockquote>
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Actor Andre Braugher has made a career for himself as a television police officer, from his role in &#8220;Homicide: Life on the Street&#8221; to &#8220;Brooklyn Nine-Nine.&#8221; Going forward, he hopes that he can use this brand to address the topic of police brutality, starting with the hit NBC sitcom.
Speaking with <a href="https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/andre-braugher-brooklyn-nine-nine-1234770581/">Variety</a>, Braugher said that after playing cops and detectives for several decades, he has become almost blind to the reality of police brutality and how departments actually work.
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“I look up after all these decades of playing these characters, and I say to myself, it’s been so pervasive that I’ve been inside this storytelling, and I, too, have fallen prey to the mythology that’s been built up,” Braugher said.
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&#8220;It’s almost like the air you breathe or the water that you swim in. It’s hard to see. But because there are so many cop shows on television, that’s where the public gets its information about the state of policing,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Cops breaking the law to quote, ‘defend the law,’ is a real terrible slippery slope. It has given license to the breaking of law everywhere, justified it and excused it. That’s something that we’re going to have to collectively address — all cop shows.&#8221;
Though &#8220;Brooklyn Nine-Nine&#8221; is a comedy show and Braugher respects the artistic instincts of the writing staff, he would like to see these issues addressed.
“Brooklyn Nine-Nine has to commit itself, as a comedy, to telling the story of how these things happen, and what’s possible to deal with them. I don’t have any easy answers, nor do I have a window into the mind bank of this writing staff,” he said. “Can you tell the same story? Can anyone in America maintain any kind of innocence about what police departments are capable of?”
As to how the &#8220;Brooklyn Nine-Nine&#8221; characters would handle such a storyline, Braugher had a few ideas.
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“It might mean that Holt is a staunch defender of the NYPD, or that he tries to burn the whole thing down. I know that he is a pragmatic man; I do know that he’s a loving, [if] robotic person,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I’m anxious to see what that’s all about, and I have no idea what Season 8 of Brooklyn Nine-Nine is going to be, because everything’s changed.&#8221;
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&#8220;It could be a really groundbreaking season that we’re all going to be very, very proud of, or we’re going to fall flat on our face… But I think this is a staff, a cast and a crew that’s willing to take it on and give it our best. I think we have a damn good chance to tell the kinds of stories that heretofore have only been seen on grittier shows,&#8221; he added.
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&#8220;Mandalorian&#8221; actress Gina Carano hit back against a Twitter mob demanding she be fired for allegedly &#8220;mocking trans people&#8221; over the weekend.
After she was asked to show &#8220;solidarity&#8221; with trans folks by adding her &#8220;preferred pronouns&#8221; to her Twitter bio, Carano added &#8220;Beep/Bop/Boop&#8221; in lieu of the pronouns, triggering social justice warriors to blast the actress as transphobic.
Carano made it clear on Saturday that she would not be putting &#8220;preferred pronouns&#8221; in her bio but emphasized that she stands &#8220;against bullying.&#8221;
&#8220;Yes, Pedro [Pascal] &amp; I spoke &amp; he helped me understand why people were putting them in their bios,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;I didn’t know before but I do now. I won’t be putting them in my bio but good for all you who choose to. I stand against bullying, especially the most vulnerable &amp; freedom to choose.&#8221;
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Yes, Pedro &amp; I spoke &amp; he helped me understand why people were putting them in their bios. I didn’t know before but I do now. I won’t be putting them in my bio but good for all you who choose to. I stand against bullying, especially the most vulnerable &amp; freedom to choose. 💯
&mdash; Gina Carano 🕯 (@ginacarano) <a href="https://twitter.com/ginacarano/status/1304735724235759616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The next day, in a response to conservative radio host Joe &#8220;Pags&#8221; Pagliarulo, Carano said the &#8220;woke world&#8221; was mad at her because she won&#8217;t &#8220;put pronouns&#8221; in her bio &#8220;to show my support for trans lives.&#8221;
&#8220;After months of harassing me in every way. I decided to put 3 VERY controversial words in my bio.. beep/bop/boop,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;I’m not against trans lives at all. They need to find less abusive representation.&#8221;
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They’re mad cuz I won’t put pronouns in my bio to show my support for trans lives. After months of harassing me in every way. I decided to put 3 VERY controversial words in my bio.. beep/bop/boop I’m not against trans lives at all. They need to find less abusive representation.
&mdash; Gina Carano 🕯 (@ginacarano) <a href="https://twitter.com/ginacarano/status/1305075373701357568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Accused of &#8220;mocking&#8221; trans people over the bio change, the actress responded, &#8220;I don’t think trans people would like all of you trying to force a woman to put something in her bio through harassment &amp; name calling EVERYDAY for MONTHS. Such as &#8216;Racist&#8217; &#8216;Transphobe&#8217; &#8216;B****&#8217; &#8216;Weirdo&#8217; &#8216;I hope you die&#8217; &#8216;I hope you lose your career&#8217; &#8216;[you&#8217;re] fat, you’re ugly.&#8221;
&#8220;Maybe they should be mad at the mockery so many of you made of them,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;I sure would be, if I were them. Maybe wiping the slate clean without the hate speech towards others isn’t a bad idea at this point.&#8221;
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Maybe they should be mad at the mockery so many of you made of them. I sure would be, if I were them. Maybe wiping the slate clean without the hate speech towards others isn’t a bad idea at this point.
&mdash; Gina Carano 🕯 (@ginacarano) <a href="https://twitter.com/ginacarano/status/1305082661694709761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Carano added, &#8220;I know trans people wouldn’t condone this harassment when they hear about the CHiLDREN, women &amp; men who have contacted me, thanking me for taking a stand against these bullies because it effected their mental health to the point of near suicide at times. Ya. That’s happening.&#8221;
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I know trans people wouldn’t condone this harrassment when they hear about the CHiLDREN, women &amp; men who have contacted me, thanking me for taking a stand against these bullies because it effected their mental health to the point of near suicide at times. Ya. That’s happening.
&mdash; Gina Carano 🕯 (@ginacarano) <a href="https://twitter.com/ginacarano/status/1305083040931090434?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2020</a></blockquote>
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As <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/tv/the-mandalorian-fans-want-gina-carano-fired-for-mocking-trans-people-2752622">reported</a> by NME, Carano was hit with a slew of criticism from the Left, some calling for her to be fired and replaced with a transgender actor or actress.
&#8220;Girl we aren’t buying it,&#8221; one Twitter user wrote. &#8220;The fact that you even THOUGHT it was a good idea, after outright refusing to add your pronouns to your profile…. seems like mockery to me.&#8221;
&#8220;Replace Gina Carano with a trans woman on The Mandalorian,&#8221; one user posted.
Another wrote, &#8220;Gina Carano is ignorant af and I hope she gets fired from Mando.&#8221;
&#8220;The Gina Carano is trash saga continues,&#8221; read another tweet. &#8220;I seriously hope disney fires her from the mandalorian and replaces her with a new trans character. To add: I imagine she&#8217;ll live throughout season 2. So they should just kill Cara Dune off between S2 and S3 to avoid her coming&#8230;&#8221;
&#8220;Beep/bop/boop has zero to do with mocking trans people &amp; [100%] to do with exposing the bullying mentality of the mob that has taken over the voices of many genuine causes,&#8221; Carano argued. &#8220;I want people to know you can take hate with a smile.&#8221;
&#8220;So BOOP you for misunderstanding,&#8221; the actress added. &#8220;<a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" role="link" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AllLoveNoHate?src=hashtag_click" data-focusable="true">#AllLoveNoHate</a>.&#8221;
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Beep/bop/boop has zero to do with mocking trans people 🤍&amp; 💯 to do with exposing the bullying mentality of the mob that has taken over the voices of many genuine causes. 
I want people to know you can take hate with a smile. So BOOP you for misunderstanding. 😊 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AllLoveNoHate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AllLoveNoHate</a> <a href="https://t.co/Qe48AiZyOL">pic.twitter.com/Qe48AiZyOL</a>
&mdash; Gina Carano 🕯 (@ginacarano) <a href="https://twitter.com/ginacarano/status/1305301756792860674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 14, 2020</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Beep/Bop/Boop&#8221; has been removed from Carano&#8217;s Twitter bio, as of Thursday.
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‘Mandalorian’ Actress Hits Back After Fans Demand Firing For ‘Mocking Trans People’

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&quot;Mandalorian&quot; actress Gina Carano hit back against a Twitter mob demanding she be fired for allegedly &quot;mocking trans people&quot; over the weekend. After she

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Comedian Chris Rock slammed the Democratic Party, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi by name during an interview this week for letting &#8220;the pandemic come in&#8221; while they were busy trying to remove President Donald Trump from office through impeachment.
&#8220;Part of the reason we’re in the predicament we’re in is, the president’s a landlord,&#8221; Rock, 55, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/16/arts/television/chris-rock-fargo.html">said</a>. &#8220;No one has less compassion for humans than a landlord.&#8221;
Rock continued:
<blockquote>Did you ever see that movie “The Last Emperor,” where like a 5-year-old is the emperor of China? There’s a kid and he’s the king. So I’m like, it’s all the Democrats’ fault. Because you knew that the emperor was 5 years old. And when the emperor’s 5 years old, they only lead in theory. There’s usually an adult who’s like, “OK, this is what we’re really going to do.” And it was totally up to Pelosi and the Democrats. Their thing was, “We’re going to get him impeached,” which was never going to happen. You let the pandemic come in. Yes, we can blame Trump, but he’s really the 5-year-old.</blockquote>
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) slammed Democrats for worrying more about impeaching the president while the pandemic was in its early stages in China.
&#8220;When it comes to the month of February, most Democrats and the media were more worried about impeaching President @realDonaldTrump than coronavirus,&#8221; Graham wrote on Twitter. &#8220;We voted to acquit President Trump on February 6. During that time, Democrats were making witness requests which – if they had been granted – would have extended the trial through most of February. Very sad, very dangerous.&#8221;
Trump has also hit Democrats for having focused on impeachment while the administration was taking steps to combat the pandemic.
“All she did was focus on impeachment,” Trump <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/31/why-new-effort-blame-coronavirus-fumbles-impeachment-trial-fall-so-far-short/">said</a> during a Fox News interview in reference to Pelosi. “She didn’t focus on anything having to do with pandemics, she didn’t focus on — she focused on impeachment and she lost. And she looked like a fool.”
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell previously <a href="https://hughhewitt.com/senate-majority-leader-mitch-mcconnell-5/">stated</a> that the pandemic struck &#8220;while we were tied down on the impeachment trial&#8221; which &#8220;diverted the attention of the government because everything every day was all about impeachment.&#8221;
The pandemic originated in Wuhan, China, sometime late last year. China has widely been accused of lying about the outbreak, suppressing critical information, and silencing whistleblowers that tried to warn the world.
The Wall Street Journal&#8217;s Editorial Board <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-hold-beijing-accountable-for-the-coronavirus-11595976973">wrote</a>:
<blockquote>Suggesting that an outbreak of a deadly bat coronavirus coincidentally occurred near the only level 4 virology institute in all of China—which happened to be studying the closest known relative of that exact virus—strains credulity.
Above all, China’s extensive coverup raises red flags. In the critical first weeks after the initial outbreak, Beijing actively suppressed essential information and prevented World Health Organization investigators from entering the country while samples were destroyed. When a courageous Chinese biologist posted the sequenced genome of the virus online, his lab was immediately shut “for rectification.” The Chinese government has forbidden scientists to discuss publicly the origins of the pandemic. Citizen journalists investigating the issue have disappeared. In the words of a European Union report that were controversially later removed from the final version, “China has continued to run a global disinformation campaign to deflect blame for the outbreak of the pandemic.”</blockquote>
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Chris Rock: Democrats ‘Let’ COVID-19 ‘Come In’ To U.S. By Focusing On Impeachment Instead Of Pandemic

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Comedian Chris Rock slammed the Democratic Party, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi by name during an interview this week for letting &quot;the pandemic

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Lifetime has taken LGBT representation to the next level by casting a real married gay couple in the lead roles for its first LGBT-themed holiday movie this year.
In a <a href="https://www.aenetworks.com/article/lifetime-releases-casting-for-the-christmas-setup-and-a-sugar-spice-holiday">press release</a> on Monday, the channel announced its &#8220;It&#8217;s a Wonderful Lifetime&#8221; holiday movie slate, chief among them being &#8220;The Christmas Setup&#8221; starring actors Ben Lewis and Blake Lee, who are both married in real life. The movie will also be written and directed by members of the LGBTQ community.
&#8220;Known for filling the screen with fun, romantic, inclusive and relatable movies, the network announced today the casting for &#8216;The Christmas Setup&#8217;–the network’s first holiday movie with a lead LGBTQ storyline, written and directed by members of the LGBTQ community, and featuring two gay lead actors who are married in real life,&#8221; said the announcement.
Furthermore, Lifetime will also be featuring its first Asian-American family with the movie &#8220;Sugar &amp; Spice Holiday&#8221; directed, written, and cast by Asians.
Amy Winter, EVP and Head of Programming, Lifetime and LMN, said the channel&#8217;s holiday programming should reflect the world &#8220;we live in.&#8221;
“The world we create on camera should reflect the world we live in,&#8221; said Winter. &#8220;&#8216;The Christmas Setup&#8217; and &#8216;A Sugar &amp; Spice Holiday&#8217; are important additions to the &#8216;It’s a Wonderful Lifetime&#8217; slate because they continue our effort to tell the stories of the diverse communities represented by our viewers. Our hope with these inclusive films and others is that people will see themselves while enjoying universally relatable holiday romances.”
Lifetime billed &#8220;The Christmas Setup&#8221; as a &#8220;feel-good LGBTQ holiday romance&#8221; that will also star Fran Drescher (&#8220;The Nanny&#8221;).
&#8220;&#8216;The Christmas Setup&#8217; follows the story of New York lawyer Hugo (Lewis) who heads to Milwaukee with his best friend Madelyn (Wong) to spend the holidays with his mom Kate (Drescher), who is also in charge of the local Christmas celebrations,&#8221; said the announcement. &#8220;Ever the matchmaker, Kate arranges for Hugo to run into Patrick (Lee), Hugo’s high school friend and secret crush, who has recently returned after a successful stint in Silicon Valley. As they enjoy the local holiday festivities together, Hugo and Patrick’s attraction to each other is undeniable and it looks as though Kate’s Santa-style matchmaking is a success. But as Hugo receives word of a big promotion requiring a move to London, he must decide what is most important to him.&#8221;
This past August, the Hallmark Channel featured its first same-sex wedding after igniting controversy among its fanbase last Christmas when it aired an ad from the wedding company Zola that showed a lesbian kiss. Though Hallmark initially pulled the ad, the company immediately backtracked on its decision after facing an online backlash. In the subsequent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hallmark-channel-apologizes-will-allow-lgbt-ads-promises-to-work-with-glaad">apology</a>, Hallmark promised that it would work with the organization GLAAD to better foster a culture of inclusivity in its programming.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hallmark-channel-features-first-same-sex-wedding">Hallmark Channel Features First Same-Sex Wedding</a>
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Lifetime Will Feature Its First LGBT-Themed Holiday Movie Starring A Real Married Gay Couple

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Filmmaker Judd Apatow said in an interview this week that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has managed to force Hollywood to self-censor the content it creates by buying off the industry.
Apatow made the remarks during an interview with MSNBC&#8217;s Ari Melber while talking about how the industry censors content to avoid upsetting other nations.
“A lot of these giant corporate entities have business with countries around the world, Saudi Arabia or China, and they’re just not going to criticize them and they’re not going to let their shows criticize them or they’re not going to air documentaries that go deep into truthful areas because they make so much money,” Apatow <a href="https://deadline.com/video/judd-apatow-hollywood-censorship-international-china-saudi-arabia/">said</a>, noting that the censorship “completely shut(s) down critical content” about important issues.
“Instead of us doing business with China and that leading to China being more free, what has happened is that China has bought our silence with their money,” Apatow later added. “What is a result of that is that we never wake up our country or the world, through art or satire, that people are being mistreated in our country or other countries and that’s very dangerous.”
Americans got a taste for Chinese censorship last year when an NBA team manager was forced to delete a tweet that expressed support for Hong Kong protesters because it caused a major issue with China.
“The Houston Rockets suddenly find themselves in the middle of a geopolitical controversy that could put their chief front-office executive’s job in jeopardy,” The Ringer <a href="https://www.theringer.com/platform/amp/nba/2019/10/6/20901828/daryl-morey-hong-kong-china-houston-rockets-tweet-controversy">reported</a>. “After general manager Daryl Morey expressed support in a since-deleted tweet for pro-democracy efforts in Hong Kong, the Chinese government, the Chinese Basketball Association, and various Chinese businesses quickly denounced Morey and moved to sever ties with the Rockets. As a consequence, league sources told The Ringer that Rockets ownership has debated Morey’s employment status and whether to replace him.”
NBA chief communications officer Mike Bass released the following <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/backfire-nba-houston-rockets-cower-to-communist-china-get-blasted-online">statement</a> after the incident:
<blockquote>We recognize that the views expressed by Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey have deeply offended many of our friends and fans in China, which is regrettable. While Daryl has made it clear that his tweet does not represent the Rockets or the NBA, the values of the league support individuals’ educating themselves and sharing their views on matters important to them. We have great respect for the history and culture of China and hope that sports and the NBA can be used as a unifying force to bridge cultural divides and bring people together.</blockquote>
Daryl Morey also apologized for standing up for freedom, tweeting: “I did not intend my tweet to cause any offense to Rockets fans and friends of mine in China. I was merely voicing one thought, based on one interpretation, of one complicated event. I have had a lot of opportunity since that tweet to hear and consider other perspectives. I have always appreciated the significant support our Chinese fans and sponsors have provided and I would hope that those who are upset will know that offending or misunderstanding them was not my intention. My tweets are my own and in no way represent the Rockets or the NBA.”
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Filmmaker Judd Apatow On Chinese Censorship In Hollywood: They’ve ‘Bought Our Silence With Their Money’

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In response to the enormous backlash surging on social media and beyond, director Maïmouna Doucouré defended her film &#8220;Cuties&#8221; as a &#8220;feminist&#8221; work that aims to sound the alarm about the current sexualization of children.
Speaking on a panel for French filmmakers at the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday, Doucouré said that she did not make a film intended for pedophiles but instead wanted to raise awareness about a societal problem.
&#8220;It&#8217;s because I saw so many things and so many issues around me lived by young girls, that I decided to make this film and sound an alarm and say, &#8216;We need to protect our children,'&#8221; Doucouré said, according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/toronto-cuties-director-says-netflix-film-not-hyper-sexualizing-young-girls-its-a-real-issue">The Hollywood Reporter</a>.
&#8220;It&#8217;s bold, its feminist, but it&#8217;s so important and necessary to create debate and try to find solutions, for me as an artist, for politicians and parents. It&#8217;s a real issue,&#8221; she added.
Doucouré also hailed her film for being a piece of representation for people of color to see themselves on screen.
&#8220;It&#8217;s important to see someone like you on the screen, and to grow up with a lot of possibilities. So, of course, diversity and inclusion have to be the keys to progress in our cinema,&#8221; she said.
Netflix found itself at the center of controversy last month when it released a poster for the movie “Cuties” that featured pre-teen girls in sexually suggestive poses. The company apologized after severe online backlash. “We’re deeply sorry for the inappropriate artwork that we used for ‘Cuties.’ It was not OK, nor was it representative of this French film which premiered at Sundance. We’ve now updated the pictures and description,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/netflix-apologizes-for-inappropriate-cuties-poster">Netflix said</a> in a statement.
“Cuties” tells the story of 11-year-old Amy who joins a dance group called “The Cuties” at school with her friends. The film holds a 90% score on Rotten Tomatoes and won the World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award at Sundance this year. Defenders of the film say that Netflix dramatically misrepresented the story’s content with its poster, noting that the original French advertisements were tame by comparison. However, upon the movie’s release last Wednesday, the hashtag #CancelNetflix quickly began trending when clips of the movie revealed that the poster indeed reflected the movie’s content: pre-teen girls dancing sexually.
In response to the backlash, Netflix defended the film as &#8220;a social commentary against the sexualization of young children. It&#8217;s an award winning film and a powerful story about the pressure young girls face on social media and from society more generally growing up &#8211; and we&#8217;d encourage anyone who cares about these important issues to watch the movie.&#8221;
Much of the mainstream media has largely run cover for &#8220;Cuties&#8221; and Netflix overall, choosing instead to blame the backlash on misguided conservatives who judged the film before ever watching it. A recent op-ed in Slate even went as far to say that conservatives have a &#8220;creepy&#8221; obsession with the film.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/slate-op-ed-explores-the-creepy-conservative-obsession-with-netflixs-cuties">Slate Op-Ed Explores The ‘Creepy Conservative Obsession With Netflix’s Cuties’</a>
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‘Cuties’ Director Hits Back Against Critics: ‘It’s Bold, It’s Feminist’

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Actor Jason Momoa has further doubled-down on his call for an investigation into director Joss Whedon&#8217;s behavior while on the set of &#8220;Justice League.&#8221;
Joss Whedon was brought on to oversee reshoots and post-production for “Justice League” after a personal tragedy forced director Zack Snyder to temporarily exit the project. In July of this year, actor Ray Fisher, who played Cyborg in the tentpole feature, publicly accused Whedon of “gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable&#8221; behavior while on set.
“Joss Wheadon’s on-set treatment of the cast and crew of Justice League was gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable. He was enabled, in many ways, by Geoff Johns and Jon Berg. Accountability&gt;Entertainment,” Fisher <a href="https://twitter.com/ray8fisher/status/1278362556214755329?s=20">tweeted</a> in early July.
“During the LA reshoots for Justice League, Geoff Johns summoned me to his office to belittle and admonish my (and my agent’s) attempts to take grievances up the proper chain of command. He then made a thinly veiled threat to my career. This behavior cannot continue,” he then <a href="https://twitter.com/ray8fisher/status/1293652833615708172?s=20">tweeted</a> in August.
In late August, WarnerMedia launched an investigation into Fisher’s claims against Whedon, Johns, and Berg. After a month of silence, Jason Momoa publicly supported the investigation by posting the hashtag #IStandWithRayFisher on his Instagram daily stories. One week later, Jason Momoa doubled-down on his stance with a fiery Instagram post.
&#8220;THIS S**T HAS TO STOP AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT <a class="notranslate" href="https://www.instagram.com/ray8fisher/">@ray8fisher</a> AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO EXPERIENCED WHAT HAPPEN UNDER THE WATCH OF <a class="notranslate" href="https://www.instagram.com/wbpictures/">@wbpictures</a> NEEDS PROPER INVESTIGATION,&#8221; wrote Momoa. &#8220;I just think it’s f***ed up that people released a fake Frosty announcement without my permission to try to distract from Ray Fisher speaking up about the s****y way we were treated on Justice League reshoots. Serious stuff went down. It needs to be investigated and people need to be held accountable.&#8221;
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In September, Fisher publicly escalated the fight when he tweeted that Warner Bros. tried to make a deal with him to save Geoff Johns.
“So you can better understand how deep this goes: After speaking out about Justice League, I received a phone call from the President of DC Films wherein he attempted to throw Joss Whedon and Jon Berg under the bus in hopes that I would relent on Geoff Johns. I will not. A&gt;E,” the actor tweeted.
Warner Bros. then issued a lengthy response to Fisher’s tweet, saying that the company has reached out to the actor multiple times in order to have him speak with a “third party investigator” — a request that Fisher allegedly declined on more than one occasion.
“While Mr. Fisher never alleged any actionable misconduct against him, WarnerMedia nonetheless initiated an investigation into the concerns he’d raised about his character’s portrayal. Still not satisfied, Mr. Fisher insisted that WarnerMedia hire an independent third-party investigator,” a representative for the company said.
“This investigator has attempted multiple times to meet with Mr. Fisher to discuss his concerns but, to date, Mr. Fisher has declined to speak to the investigator,” the rep continued. “Warner Bros. remains committed to accountability and to the well-being of every cast and crew member on each of its productions. It also remains committed to investigating any specific and credible allegation of misconduct, which thus far Mr. Fisher has failed to provide.”
Fisher immediately shot back, saying that he met with the investigator during a Zoom call on Aug. 26 and cut the meeting off early so that he could discuss it with his legal team.
“He tried to keep me on the line, but I told him I would need to consult my team before proceeding,” said Fisher.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/justice-league-star-jason-momoa-supports-investigation-into-joss-whedons-alleged-misconduct">‘Justice League’ Star Jason Momoa Supports Investigation Into Joss Whedon’s Alleged Misconduct</a>
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Jason Momoa Doubles-Down: Joss Whedon, WB Pictures ‘Needs Proper Investigation,’ ‘Serious Stuff Went Down’

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Actor Jason Momoa has further doubled-down on his call for an investigation into director Joss Whedon&#039;s behavior while on the set of &quot;Justice League.&quot;

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The &#8220;Fast &amp; Furious&#8221; franchise will be releasing yet another installment in 2021 &#8211; &#8220;F9.&#8221; The difference from the previous eight installments: a female screenwriter was brought on board at the request of actress Michelle Rodriguez.
Speaking on SiriusXM&#8217;s &#8220;The Jess Cagle Show&#8221; last week, Rodriguez said that she was willing to walk away from her role as Letty Ortiz if filmmakers did not bring on a female screenwriter to give the franchise&#8217;s female characters the depth that their male counterparts have enjoyed.
&#8220;A lot of my necessity to have a female writer was just really more about candor,&#8221; she said, as reported by <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/michelle-rodriguez-discusses-importance-of-female-f9-writer-to-break-egoist-male-stories">The Hollywood Reporter</a> (THR), adding that male writers prefer &#8220;a one dimensionalized&#8221; female character.
Rodriguez further explained her position on the matter during an interview with Jessica Shaw on SiriusXM’s &#8220;EW Live,&#8221; saying that men often forget female characters after getting excited about their own stories.
&#8220;Guys get excited about their own stories. So it&#8217;s almost like a forgetfulness,&#8221; she said. &#8220;And so it&#8217;s just kind of like having to remind them gently from the sidelines for years that you exist, you know? And that you&#8217;re loud and that you&#8217;re hardcore and that you won&#8217;t take shit from anybody.&#8221;
&#8220;All the (male writers) are focused on the guys, period. It&#8217;s just an egoist natural thing,&#8221; she said. &#8220;People just care about themselves usually, or people who look like them or act like them or have the same genitalia, I don&#8217;t know. It&#8217;s just how it works.&#8221;
Though screenwriter Daniel Casey is credited for having penned the script for &#8220;F9,&#8221; multiple (usually uncredited) writers help hammer out the final draft for big-budget studio franchise productions. Rodriguez hinted that the female writer is an &#8220;African-American woman&#8221; who worked on HBO&#8217;s &#8220;Westworld.&#8221;
&#8220;She&#8217;s a freaking awesome African American woman who just gets it, she&#8217;s down to earth, she&#8217;s urban,&#8221; Rodriguez told Jess Cagle. &#8220;You got to also understand the multicultural aspect of it. It&#8217;s hard to have a guy from Beverly Hills who maybe sometimes hangs out or listens to hip hop and thinks that he may know what that kind of, you know, rapport is between street kids.&#8221;
Actress Charlize Theron, who plays Cipher in the &#8220;Fast &amp; Furious&#8221; franchise, recently lamented about the alleged sexism she has experienced as a heroine in the action genre since starring in &#8220;The Italian Job.&#8221;
“I was the only woman with a bunch of guys, and I remember vividly getting the schedule in our preproduction and they had scheduled me for six weeks more car training than any of the guys,” she said on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeeH5s3U-bA&amp;amp;feature=emb_title" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">“Evolution of a Bada**s” panel</a> during Comic-Con@Home. “It was just so insulting, but it was also the thing that put a real fire under my a** and I was like, ‘All right, you guys want to play this game? Let’s go,’” she continued. “I made it a point to out-drive all of those guys. I vividly remember Mark Wahlberg, halfway through one of our training sessions, pulling over and throwing up because he was so nauseous from doing 360s.”
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The &quot;Fast &amp; Furious&quot; franchise will be releasing yet another installment in 2021 - &quot;F9.&quot; The difference from the previous eight installments: a female

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Actress Sharon Stone was once the biggest sex symbol in all of Hollywood. As the 1996 movie &#8220;Scream&#8221; demonstrated, the very utterance of her name evoked covetous eros. However, according to Stone, the modern notion that looks mean nothing is a &#8220;big, fat, stupid lie.&#8221;
Speaking with <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/sharon-stone-saying-looks-dont-matter-big-fat-stupid-lie/">The Telegraph</a>, the &#8220;Basic Instinct&#8221; actress said that she began to see how much looks truly mattered the moment she started to see her own looks fading.
&#8220;It’s a big, fat, stupid lie,” she said of the notion, as reported by <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/sharon-stone-looks-dont-matter-big-fat-stupid-lie">Fox News</a>. &#8220;And, by the way, you don’t even realize how much they matter until they start to go.&#8221;
&#8220;I’m done letting other people tell me how my face and body are, for one thing: ‘This part is not OK’ – and those big cellulite close-ups,” she continued. “All women’s bodies have those kinds of things, but we’ve looked at too many pantyhose pictures where the models were actually young boys, and seen too many fashion shows featuring 14-year-old Romanian girls.”
Stone added that nobody can stay beautiful forever, and emphasized that people need to embrace growing up.
&#8220;You don’t have to stay a beautiful girl forever, and we really have to start dealing with the fact that it’s cool to be a grown-up and intelligent woman. If your partner doesn’t understand that, he’s not an adult and you shouldn’t be with him,&#8221; she said.
Stone told <a href="https://www.allure.com/story/sharon-stone-end-of-anti-aging-cover-interview" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Allure</a> in 2019 that she wanted to age gracefully like European women after working on &#8220;Basic Instinct.&#8221;
“I&#8217;m so grateful to my body. When I was younger, everybody was telling me what was wrong with my body — too this, too that. When I got on &#8216;Basic Instinct,&#8217; they hired a makeup artist that put on pounds of makeup every day, and every day I went to my trailer and took the makeup off. But I wasn&#8217;t allowed to choose my makeup artist, nor was my name [above the title] on the poster,” she said. “I started to understand that I was going to go for being more like a European woman who got more beautiful with age and who could understand that women are more beautiful than girls because they know something.&#8221;
Sharon Stone recently made headlines when she encouraged people to vote for Joe Biden after her sister was hospitalized from COVID-19.
“The only thing that’s going to change this is if you vote—and if you vote for Biden and if you vote for Kamala Harris. And the reason that’s going to happen is because with women in power, we will fight for our families,” she said. “We will fight for people to live and we will fight for people to get tested. Because the only countries that are doing well with COVID are the ones that have women in leadership.”
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Sharon Stone: ‘Looks Don’t Matter’ Is A ‘Big, Fat, Stupid Lie’

Actress Sharon Stone was once the biggest sex symbol in all of Hollywood. As the 1996 movie &quot;Scream&quot; demonstrated, the very utterance of her name evoked

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There’s life left in the rom-com template, even if Hollywood pushed most of these romances off to streaming services.
Case in point: “The Broken Hearts Gallery,” a rom-com checking all the genre boxes sans apology.
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<li>The wacky/supportive best friends</li>
<li>The singular gimmick which brings the couple together</li>
<li>The meet cute moment</li>
<li>It’s set in, where else, New York City</li>
<li>That third act wrinkle that forces the lovers apart</li>
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And, of course, the usual array of woke nods to let you know it’s a 2020 feature film. Sigh.
Geraldine Viswanathan is Lucy, a 20-something who just got dumped—and lost her job—in one cruel stroke. She shares her fate with what she thinks is a very patient Uber driver. Turns out it’s just a random stranger with a sympathetic ear.
Meet cute alert—with a dash of creepy!
That’s Nick (“Stranger Things” mullet head Dacre Montgomery), a budding entrepreneur trying to recreate the New York facade he fell for years earlier. They clumsily team up to work on Nick’s project, with Lucy contributing what could be its social media salvation—a gallery dedicated to the junk that lovers save when their relationships collapse.
It’s enough of a gimmick to hang a movie romance on, especially given previous, excruciating examples (“<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Lose_a_Guy_in_10_Days#:~:text=How%20to%20Lose%20a%20Guy%20in%2010%20Days%20is%20a,Michele%20Alexander%20and%20Jeannie%20Long.">How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,”</a> anyone?) Still, it’s weak tea dramatically speaking, and the concept only comes alive with subsequent video testimonials.
The “gallery” coaxes Lucy and Nick to spend every waking moment together. So when are they gonna kiss already?
Writer/director Natalie Krinsky (“Gossip Girls”) writes banter that’s almost up to the task at hand. That means the jokes are cute but not terribly funny. Much worse? Lucy is a brat in the first act, a prototypical Millennial with all the self-entitlement that demographic conjures. It’s a testament to Viswanathan that we eventually rally to her side, even as her larger than life shtick grates on us.
Montgomery has an easier task, letting his quiet charisma and signature brooding carry his character.
Of course Lucy and Nick have best friends to cheer them on. For Lucy, it’s a pair of roommates who ladle on empowerment like an Italian grandma pushing seconds on her famous lasagna. Nick’s best bud (<a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/comedy-central-ice-steals-imprisons-children/">Arturo Castro</a>) deserves more screen time, if only because Nick’s back story is hopelessly blurred.
There’s a forced detour to meet Lucy’s mother, and a dramatic hurdle that could be explained away in a heartbeat, a la “Three’s Company.” Still, we’re adhering to the strict Rom-Com FormulaTM. Complaining about such moments is like whining that a horror movie character makes a bone-headed decision.
This being a Hollywood product circa 2020, the movie serves up some eye-roll moments for the unwoke crowd. One character delivers a love poem to … President Barack Obama. A street poll taker champions “reproductive rights.”
The micro-moments take you right out of the story. They can’t derail the romance under way.
Love conquers all, even on the big screen.
HiT or Miss: “The Broken Hearts Gallery” starts with a whimper, but the endearing leads and adherence to rom-com norms will win you over.
A version of this article appears on HollywoodInToto.com.
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TOTO: ‘Broken Hearts Gallery’ Proves Rom-Coms Aren’t Dead Yet

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There’s life left in the rom-com template, even if Hollywood pushed most of these romances off to streaming services. Case in point: “The Broken Hearts

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The chasm between professional critics and consumers over Netflix’s “Cuties” only tells part of the story.
The French film, added to the streaming giant’s lineup this week, follows an 11-year-old Muslim girl enduring a series of personal struggles. She ends up joining an all-girl dance team where she twerks, grinds, and more.
Yes, viewers must endure young actress Fathia Youssouf performing as if she were separating grown men from their stripper budgets. And she’s joined by a small group of fellow pre-teen girls doing the same.
The film’s writer/director <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/maimouna_doucoure">Maïmouna Doucouré</a> told reporters recently that “Cuties” criticizes how modern culture hyper-sexualizes young girls. That’s a noble, and timely, theme, but one she explores by shooting young girls in an extremely sexual manner.
Think extended close ups of pre-pubescent crotches and more.
One clip from the film, currently making the rounds on social media, lasts for more than a minute and shows dance moves you might see on a Madonna tour.
None of this shocking material should come as a surprise, though. “Cuties” made its U.S. debut months ago at the Sundance Film Festival (where it one the Directing Award). So dozens, if not hundreds, of film critics already screened the movie and filed their reviews.
Team Sundance liked it enough to include it in the fiercely competitive festival lineup.
Yet not one critic warned consumers about the sexually-charged visuals involving young girls, which could have been avoided through any number of aesthetic choices while keeping the film’s theme intact. If they did, their comments were drowned out by their peers who couldn’t stop raving over the film.
The movie currently holds an 88 percent “fresh” rating at RottenTomatoes.com, an influential film review aggregator. (Note: This critic posts his reviews at the site as well, but hasn’t officially reviewed “Cuties” yet.)
Consumers have a different take on the film. They’ve shredded “Cuties,” slapping it with a 3 percent “rotten” rating (yes, 3 percent).
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Here are some sample comments:
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<li>If this is progress in movie format story telling I think I am done with today&#8217;s movies &#8230;</li>
<li>Come on Netflix&#8230;you&#8217;re better than this&#8230;or maybe you&#8217;re not?</li>
<li>This is a film that exploits children. Even if the intent was to condemn the exploitation of children, you cannot do that by exploiting children. Overall, I was extremely uncomfortable watching this.</li>
</ul>
What explains the massive gap between critic and consumer?
It’s simple. The vast, vast majority of film critics lean to the Left. This film critic has been reviewing movies for nearly 20 years, and nothing has changed that perception over time. In fact, today’s film critics are more likely to inject their progressive views into reviews than ever before.
This doesn’t cover critics who toil for progressive news outlets like Salon or Mother Jones. These are critics reviewing films for mainstream outlets like The Washington Post and CNN, as well as their own media platforms.
Liberal reporters and film scribes have spent days defending “Cuties”—and savaging its conservative/Christian critics—ever since the inappropriate poster hit the web.
They’re more offended by conservatives calling the film out than the actual film itself.
One movie magazine admitted part of the reason for attacking the film’s critics, not “Cuties” or its director, is <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/media-netflix-cuties-conservatives/">due to ideology</a>.
Hollywood and the media are obsessed with diversity. That was true before the death of George Floyd, and it’s even more accurate now. Yet these cultural forces never argue for ideological diversity within the film critic community. Many think pieces have been written about the need for more female critics, more people of color reviewing films. It’s certainly worthy of discussion.
More conservatives? Silence.
The current ideological imbalance is undeniable—just consider how critics treat Michael Moore as opposed to Dinesh D’Souza. No one cares enough to address the issue, let alone even mention it.
The most vocal “Cuties” critics, at the moment, hail from the Right. Conservatives have been raging against the film’s inappropriate visuals after the movie’s equally gross movie poster went viral late last month. They’ve doubled down on their criticisms following the film’s Sept. 9 release. <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/09/10/cuties-review-dull-and-indefensible/">John Nolte’s scathing review</a> captures the tenor of those comments.
“Cuties is soft-core child pornography disguised as art. Nothing less. Nothing more.”
Nolte’s critique is the exception, though, in critical circles.
The country is roughly split in half, ideologically speaking. Recent presidential elections confirm that. Why shouldn’t the red half of the country have their views reflected by film critics?
Quotas aren’t the answer, of course. Still, media institutions should at the very least be more open to critics of all ideological takes. It might mean the culture at large isn’t caught flat footed by the next “Cuties” moment.
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According to Oliver Stone, Hollywood censors films that are critical of U.S. foreign policy, a rather strange charge, considering that the director made a name for himself with movies such as &#8220;Platoon,&#8221; &#8220;Born on the Fourth of July,&#8221; &#8220;JFK,&#8221; &#8220;Nixon,&#8221; and &#8220;W.&#8221;
Speaking with Jesse Watters on &#8220;Watters&#8217; World&#8221; in an exclusive interview that will air on Saturday, Stone said that he had a difficult time getting his movies made and believed the censorship was economic.
&#8220;In my own personal experience, I would say Hollywood tends to economically censor subjects that are critical of America&#8217;s foreign policy, and critical of the military adventures abroad that we&#8217;ve been engaged in for so many years,&#8221; Stone said, as reported by <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/oliver-stone-hollywood-censorship-us-watters-world">Fox News</a>. &#8220;I know also that I had a hell of a hard time getting &#8216;Platoon&#8217; made, as well as several other films.&#8221;
Oliver Stone&#8217;s &#8220;Platoon&#8221; won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1986 and solidified the director as a force to be reckoned with. The movie was based on his experiences fighting in the Vietnam War.
During the same interview, Stone alleged that the U.S. intelligence complex essentially misleads the American people into armed conflict.
&#8220;The intelligence agencies mislead us in many affairs, going back—in wars, especially—to Vietnam, to Iraq twice, Afghanistan, Syria,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It’s years of misinformation, particularly in Vietnam where I experienced, where—I was a small fry there, but certainly at the bottom of the chain, we felt the devastating effect of the continual lying about the fact that we were winning the war, winning the war. It was never true.&#8221;
Stone then addressed the new Oscars diversity initiatives, which dictates that movies must meet a diversity threshold, employing specific minority individuals in front of or behind the camera, in order to qualify for Best Picture. According to Stone, the new rules will make historical movies much harder to produce.
&#8220;We have to deal with the fact that people do historical pieces,&#8221; he said. &#8220;History fascinates me and if you&#8217;re doing another era, you have to pay attention to the mores of that era &#8230; I don&#8217;t know how that will apply and I don&#8217;t know how they&#8217;re going to make that work.&#8221;
This past month, Oliver Stone emphatically denounced cancel culture, arguing that his career would never have been allowed to begin if it were in place back in the 1980s.
“I mean, it’s just impossible. I would have had to step on so many sensitivities. You have to have some freedom to make a movie, unfortunately,” said Stone.
“You have to be rude, and you can be bad, and you [can] have to do these things like step on toes,” he continued. “Holy cow. Do you think I could have made any one of those films? I can tell you that if I made any of my films, I don’t think I’d last. I’d be vilified. I’d be attacked, shamed, whatever you want to call that, culture, cancel f***ing culture.”
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Academy Award-winning actress Kate Winslet now regrets having worked for Roman Polanski and Woody Allen in the past.
Speaking with <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/09/kate-winslet-on-her-career" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vanity Fair</a>, Winslet said that she wants to be a &#8220;decent example to younger women&#8221; and could not understand her mindset at the time she filmed with the two directors. She starred in Polanski&#8217;s &#8220;Carnage&#8221; in 2011 and Allen&#8217;s &#8220;Wonder Wheel&#8221; in 2017.
&#8220;It’s like, what the f**k was I doing working with Woody Allen and Roman Polanski?&#8221; she said. &#8220;It’s unbelievable to me now how those men were held in such high regard, so widely in the film industry and for as long as they were. It’s f**king disgraceful.&#8221;
&#8220;I can’t turn back the clock,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I’m grappling with those regrets but what do we have if we aren’t able to just be f**king truthful about all of it?&#8221;
Since 1993, Dylan Farrow has <a href="https://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/01/an-open-letter-from-dylan-farrow/?mtrref=www.google.com&amp;assetType=opinion" data-beacon="{&quot;p&quot;:{&quot;lnid&quot;:&quot;stood by her accusation&quot;,&quot;mpid&quot;:3,&quot;plid&quot;:&quot;https://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/01/an-open-letter-from-dylan-farrow/?mtrref=www.google.com&amp;assetType=opinion&quot;}}" data-beacon-parsed="true" data-rapid-parsed="slk" data-ylk="subsec:paragraph;cpos:2">maintained</a> that Woody Allen sexually molested her while he dated her mother, Mia Farrow. Allen has emphatically denied the accusation, claiming that Mia coached Dylan as part of a vicious custody dispute. The charges were ultimately dismissed by authorities and Moses Farrow, Dylan’s brother, <a href="https://people.com/movies/woody-allens-adopted-son-claims-mia-farrow-brainwashed-him-and-was-physically-abusive-report/">has defended Allen’s innocence</a> while asserting that Mia was the abusive one.
Roman Polanski previously admitted to sexually abusing 13-year-old Samantha Geimer before fleeing to Europe in the late-70s. He drugged and sodomized her during a photoshoot at Jack Nicholson’s house in 1977. During the height of the #MeToo movement, as many as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/23270/five-more-women-accuse-roman-polanski-sexual-paul-bois">five women came forward</a> to accuse Roman Polanski of sexually assaulting them when they were teenagers.
In 2017, upon the release of Allen&#8217;s &#8220;Wonder Wheel,&#8221; Kate Winslet told <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/movies/kate-winslet-relives-two-haunting-film-experiences.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The New York Times</a> that she could not fully comment on the allegations of sexual abuse against the director, adding that she had an &#8220;extraordinary working experience&#8221; with both Allen and Polanski.
&#8220;I didn&#8217;t know Woody and I don&#8217;t know anything about that family. As the actor in the film, you just have to step away and say, I don&#8217;t know anything, really, and whether any of it is true or false,&#8221; she said, as reported by <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kate-winslet-regrets-working-woody-allen-roman-polanski">Fox News</a>. &#8220;Having thought it all through, you put it to one side and just work with the person. Woody Allen is an incredible director. So is Roman Polanski. I had an extraordinary working experience with both of those men, and that&#8217;s the truth.&#8221;
In 2018, when giving her acceptance speech for the London Critics’ Circle film award, Winslet expressed regret for her &#8220;poor decisions&#8221; to work with such men.
“As women around the world and from all walks of life marched last weekend, I realized that I wouldn’t be able to stand here this evening and keep to myself some bitter regrets that I have about poor decisions to work with individuals with whom I wish I had not,” the &#8220;Titanic&#8221; actress said. “It has become clear to me that by not saying anything, I might be adding to the anguish of many courageous women and men.”
&#8220;There are directors, producers, and men of power who have for decades been awarded and applauded for their highly regarded work by both this industry and moviegoers alike,&#8221; she continued.
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You could argue Tinsel Town’s Trump Derangement Syndrome began long before the real estate mogul crushed Hillary Clinton’s presidential dreams. Stars like Sarah Silverman and Louis C.K. played the Hitler card against Donald Trump during the primaries, a sad preview of what was to come. There’s nothing wrong with opposing President Trump’s policies or criticizing his personal demeanor. Plenty of conservatives, not the absurd NeverTrump types, do just that. It’s healthy. It’s American. The following stars took their Trump hatred a bit further, though. They epitomize Trump Derangement Syndrome, a fictional name for a very real type of political disorder. You don’t have to be a medical specialist to spot it. Nor do you need a degree in political science to realize the following stars shouldn’t be taken seriously given the tenor of their comments.
1. Robert De Niro
The two-time Oscar winner may suffer the worst case of TDS. De Niro can’t complete a media interview, a practice he studiously avoided for years, without mentioning Trump in the ugliest way possible.
He famously <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zNr8Pf1QkY">cursed out the president</a> during 2018’s Tony Awards broadcast, drawing a standing ovation from the potential TDS sufferers.
Prior to that, the “Raging Bull” star openly wished to punch Trump in the nose, called him a gangster and said far worse whenever he stood before a mic or journalist’s pad.
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2. John Cusack
The “Say Anything” star’s celebrity profile isn’t what it was when he was cranking out teen comedies in the ‘80s. Cusack still works, but his movies primarily debut on VOD and offer genre thrills over serious fare.
Has anyone actually seen recent Cusack movies like “River Runs Red,” “Never Grow Old” or “Distorted&#8221;?
Cusack grabs more attention now for his Twitter Trump rage. Consider the time he claimed the U.S. Military “abandoned” Trump. Or how he routinely lashes out at Trump voters as “<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/john-cusack-claims-military-abandoned-trump-remaining-supporters-racists">racists</a>,” echoing the worst comments of Trump critics. He also called Trump a “<a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/14/john-cusack-turns-doomsday-prophet-says-trump-a-te/">test run for true evil</a>.”
How bad can Cusack be? He even retweeted an <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/06/18/john-cusack-retweeted-anti-semitic-image-apologizes-and-blames-bot/1485431001/">anti-Semitic message</a> during one Twitter rage fest. He later deleted the comment, but not before briefly blaming a bot for the share. TDS can be accompanied by derious side effects.
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3. Bette Midler
The truest sign of TDS is how sufferers rage against more than just the President. Their fury bubbles over to their kin, too. The formerly Divine Miss M falls squarely into this sad sub-category.
Sure, she’s shared a fake quote about Trump to her millions of online followers. Yes, she’s dubbed Trump a “<a href="https://www.the-sun.com/news/1423050/bette-midler-slams-trump-cancer-on-country/">cancer on our country</a>.” But she steered into TDS, hard, by using racially charged insults against his fans, describing a group of black supporters behind the president as being his “<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/26/entertainment/bette-midler-blackground-tweet-trnd/index.html">blackground</a>.”
More recently, she dubbed First Lady Melania Trump an “illegal immigrant” and mocked her accent. She eventually <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/08/26/bette-midler-apologizes-mocking-melania-trumps-accent/5638265002/">apologized for the accent slam</a>.
Now, art is imitating life. Midler stars in the HBO comedy “Coastal Elites,” playing a <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/09/coastal-elites-hbo-exclusive-clips">character who rants about</a>, guess who, President Trump.
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4. Rob Reiner
The “Sure Thing” director hasn’t made a good movie in, well, ages. He keeps trying, though, delivering mediocre fare (and that’s being kind) with duds like “Shock and Awe” and “Being Charlie.”
It’s a far, far cry from his days delivering “Stand By Me,” “The Princess Bride” and “This Is Spinal Tap,” all certifiable classics.
Reiner draws far more attention of late for his anti-Trump screeds, which make it sound like the Trump/Hitler comparisons are just too … kind. Sound excessive? Consider the Tweets.
Reiner said Trump’s racism inspired white supremacists <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/08/26/rob-reiner-trumps-racism-encouraging-white-supremacists-to-kill-black-people/'">to kill black people</a>. He predicted Trump’s recent Gettysburg speech would be an <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/08/10/rob-reiner-trump-gettysburg-speech-would-be-tribute-to-white-supremacy/">ode to White Supremacy.</a> The director also declared that Trump was actively <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/07/16/rob-reiner-trump-is-actively-trying-to-kill-our-children/">trying to kill our children.</a>
Even worse? Reiner leveraged his legendary father’s death to attack Trump. Carl Reiner passed at the age of 98 earlier this year, and his famous son said his pappy hoped to live long enough to see <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/07/05/carl-reiner-wanted-see-trump-ousted-white-house-daughter-says/5380073002/">Trump’s White House “eviction</a>.”
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5. Jim Carrey
“Ace Ventura” doesn’t make us laugh anymore. The rubber-faced superstar either gave up on broad comedies or can’t get his shtick greenlit anymore. Getting old can be brutal in Hollywood, and you can’t talk out of your posterior forever.
That’s left Carrey making dark, twisted fare like the Showtime series “Kidding,” which limped along for two seasons before getting canceled.
He spends a large amount of time painting these days, but his art work isn’t focused on still lifes or Bob Ross-esque landscapes.
He vents his Trump rage onto canvases, attacking not just the president but nearly everyone associated with his administration in the most garish ways possible. That means Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, Sarah Huckabee Sanders and other Trump officials get ghoulish portraits that make Edvard Munch’s “Scream” look like Glamour Shots.
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This is the portrait of a so-called Christian whose only purpose in life is to lie for the wicked. Monstrous! <a href="https://t.co/MeYLTy1pqb">pic.twitter.com/MeYLTy1pqb</a>
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He also singles out Trump supporters with his illustrations, another sign that his TDS is raging.
Carrey promised to <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/01/24/coincidence-jim-carrey-vows-no-more-trump-bashing-paintings-ahead-of-sonic-the-hedgehog-release/">halt his anti-Trump art</a> around the time his film “Sonic the Hedgehog“ hit theaters. He couldn’t stick to his pledge. Recently, he painted a picture of a MAGA hat wearing COVID-19 patient on a ventilator.
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191,000 deaths &#8211; conservatively. Neutered CDC now suppressing numbers for Trump. Woodward recording proves he knew it was deadly back in February! <a href="https://t.co/gW4rtnXSpN">pic.twitter.com/gW4rtnXSpN</a>
&mdash; Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) <a href="https://twitter.com/JimCarrey/status/1303945053203656704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2020</a></blockquote>
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6. Stephen Colbert
Yes, every late night host is now officially part of The Resistance. Jimmy Fallon had to be bullied into the role, but <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/jimmy-fallons-re-education-trump/">he’s taken to it with aplomb of late</a>. Colbert remains the gold standard, the “clapter” machine who will stop a monologue cold to mimic a Daily Kos diarist.
All you need remember is Colbert calling Trump Vladimir Putin’s you-know-what holster to realize how far he’ll sink to insult the president.
Humor remains in short supply with your average Colbert rant. It’s more about spinning for Democrats or taking Team Trump out of context.
David Letterman, Colbert’s iconic predecessor, took a hard left turn at the end of his epic late night run. Still, he’ll be most remembered for his eccentric bits, his cagey humor and his willingness to shake up what late night TV represents.
Colbert’s legacy? He helped turn the affable format into a hard-left institution that actively chases away half the country on any given night.
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7. Cher
The superstar wants nothing less than to turn back time to an America where Trump was merely a reality show star and real estate tycoon.
Alas, Doc Brown’s time machine isn’t actually a thing, so Cher spends far too many hours savaging Trump on Twitter. She does so with spittle-flecked fury … and plenty of ALL CAP pronouncements.
She’s hoped for Trump to be thrown in jail and then <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/cher-refuses-apologize-trump-sexually-assaulted-1439361">sodomized by an inmate</a>, said he “<a href="https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/07/12/cher-trump-kills-americans-without-a-thought/">kills Americans without a thought</a>” and called a second Trump term “<a href="https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/08/30/cher-loses-it-if-trump-wins-in-november-its-end-of-democracy/">the end of Democracy.”</a>
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8. Kathy Griffin
The D-list comic hasn’t been as vocally anti-Trump as she was at the start of Trump’s presidency. Then again, how could she top the stunt that set her career ablaze three years ago. For those living off the grid, or the planet, Griffin famously posed, ISIS-style, with the president’s severed head.
The D-lister cried, apologized and then took it all back, rebranding herself as a Colonel in the Hollywood Resistance’s Army.
Since then she’s made some extra cash hawking anti-Trump merch (complete with profanities) and dared to say she’s a free speech martyr. She occasionally gives Reiner and co. a run for their money, like the time earlier this year when she begged someone to <a href="https://variety.com/2020/biz/news/kathy-griffin-trump-tweet-syringe-controversy-backlash-1234617006/">inject the president with a syringe filled with air,</a> assuming that would be a fatal act.
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The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has developed a new inclusion requirement for Oscar-nominated films. The Academy says it wants to make sure the winning films contain significant roles for groups who are under-represented in Hollywood, like moral people and people who know what they’re talking about.
The new Inclusion rule is a reaction to the Oscars-so-White controversy that erupted in 2015 after it was discovered that even though black people win Oscars at a rate representative of their numbers in the general population, Will Smith had been passed over for that crappy film &#8220;Concussion&#8221; no one saw and his wife was going to make a big racial stink about it.
Because of the new inclusion rule, there will now be several more categories of nomination, which means the awards program will expand from five and a half hours to infinity, and the audience will drop from no one to literally no one.
Among the new categories will be, “Best Film Containing Two Latinos, an Asian who Doesn’t Use a Computer, a Woman Who Identifies as a Man and is Played by a Man Who Identifies as a Woman and is Therefore Actually a Man Who Identifies as a Man Pretending to be a Woman Pretending to be a Man, Plus a Black Guy.”
There’ll also be “Best Film Containing a Black Guy Who Was a White Guy in the Original Screenplay Until the Jewish Screenwriter Realized No Way He Was Going to Get This Puppy Sold Unless he Made At Least One Major Character Black.”
Another Category will be “Best Film That Makes Some Absolutely Reprehensible Sexual Perversion Look Sympathetic and Still Manges to Break Even.”
And finally there’ll be a category for “Best Historical Film with a Black Actor Absurdly Cast as a Character Who Never Would Have Been Black in Those Days Under Any Circumstances.”
Academy President Milo Scabrous says the new inclusion rule is meant to ensure that powerful Hollywood producers continue to look virtuous while raping children and selling out to Chinese dictators.
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Over two months after &#8220;Justice League&#8221; actor Ray Fisher publicly accused director Joss Whedon of inappropriate behavior during the film&#8217;s reshoots, actor Jason Momoa (&#8220;Aquaman&#8221;) has supported WarnerMedia&#8217;s investigation into the allegations.
On Monday, Momoa posted the hashtag #IStandWithRayFisher on his Instagram daily stories, which Fisher later shared on Twitter.
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Let’s Go!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BORGLIFE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BORGLIFE</a>
Accountability&gt;Entertainment<a href="https://t.co/pqIt2POLhI">https://t.co/pqIt2POLhI</a> <a href="https://t.co/lE4luinqin">pic.twitter.com/lE4luinqin</a>
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Joss Whedon was brought on to oversee reshoots and post-production for “Justice League” after a personal tragedy forced director Zack Snyder to temporarily exit the project. According to Ray Fisher, who played the role of Cyborg, Whedon’s behavior on set was “gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable.”
“Joss Wheadon’s on-set treatment of the cast and crew of Justice League was gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable. He was enabled, in many ways, by Geoff Johns and Jon Berg. Accountability&gt;Entertainment,” Fisher <a href="https://twitter.com/ray8fisher/status/1278362556214755329?s=20">tweeted</a> in early July.
“During the LA reshoots for Justice League, Geoff Johns summoned me to his office to belittle and admonish my (and my agent’s) attempts to take grievances up the proper chain of command. He then made a thinly veiled threat to my career. This behavior cannot continue,” he then <a href="https://twitter.com/ray8fisher/status/1293652833615708172?s=20">tweeted</a> in August.
In late August, WarnerMedia launched an investigation into Fisher&#8217;s claims against Whedon, Johns, and Berg, which initially did not yield any findings. According to <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/09/aquaman-jason-momoa-backs-ray-fisher-justice-league-warner-bros-fight-1234572697/">Deadline</a>, Fisher publicly escalated the fight last Friday when he tweeted that Warner Bros. tried to make a deal with him to save Geoff Johns.
&#8220;So you can better understand how deep this goes: After speaking out about Justice League, I received a phone call from the President of DC Films wherein he attempted to throw Joss Whedon and Jon Berg under the bus in hopes that I would relent on Geoff Johns. I will not. A&gt;E,&#8221; the actor tweeted.
Warner Bros. then issued a lengthy response to Fisher&#8217;s tweet, saying that the company has reached out to the actor multiple times in order to have him speak with a “third party investigator” — a request that Fisher allegedly declined on more than one occasion.
&#8220;While Mr. Fisher never alleged any actionable misconduct against him, WarnerMedia nonetheless initiated an investigation into the concerns he’d raised about his character’s portrayal. Still not satisfied, Mr. Fisher insisted that WarnerMedia hire an independent third party investigator,&#8221; a representative for the company said.
“This investigator has attempted multiple times to meet with Mr. Fisher to discuss his concerns but, to date, Mr. Fisher has declined to speak to the investigator,&#8221; the rep continued. &#8220;Warner Bros. remains committed to accountability and to the well-being of every cast and crew member on each of its productions. It also remains committed to investigating any specific and credible allegation of misconduct, which thus far Mr. Fisher has failed to provide.”
Fisher immediately shot back, saying that he met with the investigator during a Zoom call on August 26 and cut the meeting off early so that he could discuss it with his legal team.
&#8220;He tried to keep me on the line, but I told him I would need to consult my team before proceeding,&#8221; said Fisher.
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