#I WAS working three jobs but I dropped one for this semmie.

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I literally did this to this myself but 18 credit hrs + two jobs + undergrad research assistant is actually going to kill me this semester

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Analysis: Female directors are having a moment

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Analysis: Female directors are having a moment

In the year of our Lord 2021, it feels like female directors are finally getting more opportunities — and more acknowledgment.

Take, for example, this past Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards.

Three women were nominated in the best director category for the first time.

Only one woman had ever won the category prior to Sunday, and that was Barbra Streisand in 1984 for “Yentl.”

Here are some of the women who are making waves and headlines in Hollywood:

Chloé Zhao: The “Nomadland” director became the first woman of Asian descent and only the second woman ever to win the best director award at this year’s Golden Globes.

The film’s star, Frances McDormand, told The New York Times Zhao really understood the actress’ affinity for the character who packs up her life in a van and becomes part of an older community of people who work odd jobs across the country.

“Chloé tapped into the truth of it which was at different points of my life, I’ve said to my husband, ‘I can’t take this anymore, I’m dropping out,'” McDormand said.

Regina King: The acclaimed actress-turned-director was up against Zhao at the Globes.

She has been on quite a streak in her career the past few years, including nabbing the best supporting actress Oscar for “If Beale Street Could Talk” in 2019.

Now, the former child star is being hailed for her big screen directorial debut in “One Night in Miami,” adapted from Kemp Powers’ stage play about a meeting between Cassius Clay, Jim Brown, Sam Cooke and Malcolm X.

The night of the Golden Globes, King told “E!” it was “bittersweet” that she, Zhao and Emerald Fennell marked the first trio of female nominees, given that this is 2021.

Emerald Fennell: Another actress who has stepped behind the camera (we are starting to see a trend here), she has received critical acclaim for writing, directing and producing the thriller “Promising Young Woman,” starring Carey Mulligan.

The movie is not only cheeky but gets into some uncomfortable territory, so much so that it has been praised for turning the revenge genre on its ear.

“It’s just part of the fun of making something, the smoke and mirrors and the misdirections,” Fennell told IndieWire. “I love all that stuff, all of my favorite movies have that sort of thing in them. It’s very interesting, isn’t it, how much we want violence, how much instinctively as an audience we’re begging for blood.”

Robin Wright: “The House of Cards” star did some directing on that Netflix series, so she wasn’t a total neophyte when it came to both starring in and directing her first feature film, “Land.”

Wright plays a woman struck by a family tragedy who gives up her successful life in the big city and moves to a remote area in Wyoming.

She told Women’s Wear Daily that she was delighted with the film’s reception so far.

“We feel so blessed that people are feeling the movie,” Wright said. “It is very relevant to what’s going on today, of being disconnected from our loved ones. We’re not living the norm. The message in this movie is about that very thing.”

These leading female directors represent just a handful of creatives proving women are making inroads on the Hollywood scene.

The numbers don’t lie: For the second consecutive year, the percentages of women directing top-grossing films increased, reaching “recent historic highs,” while the overall percentages of women working in key behind-the-scenes roles remained relatively stable, according to a study by San Diego State University released in January.

“Women accounted for 16% of directors working on the top 100 grossing films in 2020, up from 12% in 2019 and 4% in 2018,” wrote study author Martha M. Lauzen, founder and executive director of SDSU’s Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film. “Women comprised 18% of directors on the top 250 films in 2020, up from 13% in 2019 and 8% in 2018.”

A rising tide raises all ships, especially when a woman is at the helm, so here’s to more female directors on the horizon.

For your weekend

Three things to watch:

‘Coming 2 America’

Prince Akeem and Semmi are heading back to Queens, New York. Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall reprise their respective roles for the sequel to the hit 1988 film.

This time the prince is in search of his son and heir to the kingdom of Zamunda. My question is what have the rose petal droppers been up to all this time?

“Coming 2 America” starts streaming Friday on Amazon Prime.

‘Boss Level’

Former special forces agent Roy Pulver (Frank Grillo) is trapped in a time loop that constantly repeats the day of his murder. To break the cycle, he must hunt down Col. Clive Ventor (Mel Gibson) while also trying to save his ex-wife (Naomi Watts).

That sounds like some seriously fast-paced action.

“Boss Level” starts streaming Friday on Hulu.

‘Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell’

March 9 marks the 24th anniversary of the unsolved murder of rapper Christopher Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls or The Notorious B.I.G., at age 24.

Arguably one of the best and most beloved hip-hop artists of all time, Wallace is the subject of a new doc that looks at the legacy of his life and death. Currently streaming on Netflix, with “rare footage and in-depth interviews, this documentary celebrates the life of The Notorious B.I.G. on his journey from hustler to rap king.”

So, call your friends and let them know so your crew run-run-run, your crew run-run to catch it.

Two things to listen to:

Sweden has blessed us with the likes of ABBA and Spotify. Now add Zara Larsson to that list.

The 23-year-old singer, who got her start as a youngster on a TV talent show, is dropping her third studio album, “Poster Girl,” on Friday.

March is the month we celebrate women — and who is more empowering than Oprah Winfrey?

The answer to that is no one.

Check out “Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversation‪s” podcast if you want to feel motivated, inspired or just need the uplifting vibe that is trademark Oprah. ‬

One thing to talk about:

Are we over awards shows?

My Appradab colleague Brian Lowry reported that “Globes ratings plummeted more than 60% from the 18.3 million viewers who watched last year, per Nielsen data, to an average audience of 6.9 million.”

Yikes.

With the pandemic going on you would think plenty of people would be tuning in to shows like the Golden Globes, but, apparently, not. Even in a “normal year,” there seems to be less enthusiasm for award shows than there used to be, and that begs the question if Hollywood needs to find a different way to celebrate the industry.

The pandemic is causing us all to reevaluate things.

Something to sip on

Looking for a new show to watch? We asked some of our friends around Appradab what TV binge has helped them decompress in the time of Covid.

Phil Mattingly, senior White House correspondent

I basically have an encyclopedic knowledge of Bravo shows due to my wife’s fandom/the disappearance of sports the first few month of Covid. Not sure I should acknowledge that publicly.

Alisyn Camerota, Appradab New Day anchor

I’ve been watching “Succession.” It depicts a dysfunctional, rotten world, and somehow I find that soothingly distracting from our daily stress.

Stephanie Elam, Appradab correspondent

Fantasy, take me away! I’ve turned to shows that allow me to escape reality — “Once Upon a Time” with my daughter, “Lovecraft Country” and “His Dark Materials” without her.

Ana Cabrera, Appradab Newsroom anchor

“Criminal Minds” on Netflix. I know it’s old, but I’m a newcomer to it! I’m a sucker for mystery and suspense.

Pop back here next Thursday for all the latest entertainment happenings that matter.

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Soulmate AU part 1

Taken from irandomlydontgiveaflyingfuck's post

Soulmate Au

Taken from the tumblr post by @irandomlydontgiveaflyingfuck

This is a two part story, and I don't think it turned out very well.

LThe ages will be a little off of what happens in the show, but just bear with it.

Everyone knows about our reflections. We only ever see ourselves, and our soulmates. There are some people who walk around with a mirror on them at all times, and check it semi regularly to see if the person next to them is there soulmate. Others who never really look, just occasionally look in reflective surfaces and eventually find them, and then the ones like me. My brother Shiro found his soulmate by accident. He was a highschool teachers, at the age of 20. One day he walked into class, and his assistant, Matt Holt was showing them the fact that the only person who could see your reflection besides yourself was your soul mate. Matt turned to Shiro, and had him demonstrate. They stood in front of the mirror, then realized they could see their reflections, and each others. The class was so happy for them they actually held a party. At the time I was in 8th grade.

Since then, i've been more actively avoiding looking in mirrors, and reflective surfaces. I only look in the mirror in the morning, to see if i'm presentable for work. Im now working as a mechanic, and am a proje of Allura Altea. The shop is called The Castle, and for good reason. The main shop doors would fit a semmi, with a Caterpillar 797F on its back. These doors were HUGE.

When she hired me she gave me my trusty bike, Red. at the time Red had been slightly beat up, but now the beautiful harley purrs whenever I start her. There are two other people working under Allura that I know fairly well. I don't talk to them mutch, but then I don't really talk to anyone much. There names are Hunk and Katie. Katie is a spitfire, and prefers to be called Pidge, since then she can be whoever she wants, without people judging who she is. Hunk and Pidge are the tech experts, they deal with the newer cars and their problems, I mainly change the oil, tiers, do the tuneups, that sort of thing. Allura calls us her paladins, but when she hired Shiro, after his accident that had cost him his arm, we started to call the two our ‘Space mom and dad’ just to see them get flustered at us. I got the worst of it, since I then had to go home and live with Shiro. I used to have an apartment of my own, but it got caught in a fire, and the entire building was destroyed. Luckily I was at work fixing up a leak on red. Some of my neighbors weren't so lucky.

I was actualy pissd about that, since they had been good people, and the landlords had failed to mention that the wiring was faulty on our floor. At first I was contemplating pressing charges, but the decided against it.

“Hello there number 4. What's troubling you so much today?” Coran asked. Coran had been working for Allura as long as I can remember.

“Yo, Coran, sorry i'm late, you wanted me to help with something?” a voice behind me said.

“Ah, Lance, yes. By the way this here is Keith. Keith this is Lance, the one who helps me to drive the people's cars back to them.” Coran said.

“I also do paint jobs, and touch ups to.” said other person.

I turned around and extended my hand, knowing full well that my gloves were covered in grease. But if he couldn't handle that, then he didn't belong working in a mechanics shop. He glanced at my gloves, and shook my hand smiling.

“Keith, what did I tell you about challenging the other workers. You and your unspoken challenges are what made the last three workers quit.” Allura said from behind me.

“Sorry ‘Llura, but they wouldn't have been any help. If they couldn't even stand a little grease, they then had no business trying to work in a mechanics shop. I cat stand that kind of person. All worried about there clothes and nails. Disgusting since they didn't even think about what the job of a mechanic is.” I said, turning back to Red and tightening the final bolt.

“There you are Keith. How many times did I tell you this morning that Adam and I want you over for our dinner party before you come?” Shiro said coming into the room.

“Probably a million more times? I really don't want to go. I already know that it is mainly so you can get me a boyfriend, or my soulmate. So don't even try to deny it.” I said, completely forgetting the others were there. “Just because your my brother, doesn't mean that i'm going to just listen to you. On top of that, I already have enough trouble with that asshole Lotor. He won't leave me alone, and if I go to your party and make it kind of obvious that I don't have a date, he is probably going to try and hook up with me. Lotor needs to take a quiznacking hint!” I yell at my brother.

I then turn back to Red, and clean her up, before putting my tools away. Only when I turned to put the box away, did I realize that the others were there. Even Pidge and Hunk and joined the group.

“Sorry” I mutter, then put the box down and healed my bike out ot the front.

“Excuse me, do you work here?” a voice behind me asked. I turned and saw a younger girl. She looked to be around 16 years old

“Yah, do you need something?” I asked.

“Yah, I was wondering if you could take a look at my motorcycle. It's the grey one with the wolf head painted on it. My sisters is the pink and purple one. She is across the street, but it would be a good idea to check hers out to. Mine wont start, and I have no idea why. Hers is having some kind of trouble, and overheats way to fast and easily.” she said, looking like she didn't want to bother me if I was busily.

“Sure, I'll take a look.” I said. “Just let me grab someone else to help me push them in and get the station ready.” I said waling inside.

“Hey, um can someone help me with this customer?” her bike is having troubles and her sisters to. Allura is it alright if I put them in the same boy I usually put Red in?” I ask.

“Sure, Lance help him, Shiro get the tools, and keith, I might have you working on all of the motorcycles that come in, since your so good with them.” she replied. I nodded then went back outside with lance trailing behind me.

“Hey, so this is my sister. Oh, I almost forgot, my name is Audrey, and hers is Carlene. Her boyfriend dropped us and our bikes off, and he will be back soon to pick her up. I hope it won't be a bother if I stay.” she said, looking kind of nervous.

“Im sure itll be fine, besides I need someone to tell me what has been happening to them.” I said. “By the way my name is Keith, and this is Lance. Come on in.” I said, moaning for her to follow us, and Lance and I started to push the bikes in to the shop.

[orbemnews]

Analysis: Female directors are having a moment In the year of our Lord 2021, it feels like female directors are finally getting more opportunities — and more acknowledgment. Take, for example, this past Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards. Three women were nominated in the best director category for the first time. Only one woman had ever won the category prior to Sunday, and that was Barbra Streisand in 1984 for “Yentl.” Here are some of the women who are making waves and headlines in Hollywood: Chloé Zhao: The “Nomadland” director became the first woman of Asian descent and only the second woman ever to win the best director award at this year’s Golden Globes. The film’s star, Frances McDormand, told The New York Times Zhao really understood the actress’ affinity for the character who packs up her life in a van and becomes part of an older community of people who work odd jobs across the country. “Chloé tapped into the truth of it which was at different points of my life, I’ve said to my husband, ‘I can’t take this anymore, I’m dropping out,'” McDormand said. Regina King: The acclaimed actress-turned-director was up against Zhao at the Globes. She has been on quite a streak in her career the past few years, including nabbing the best supporting actress Oscar for “If Beale Street Could Talk” in 2019. Now, the former child star is being hailed for her big screen directorial debut in “One Night in Miami,” adapted from Kemp Powers’ stage play about a meeting between Cassius Clay, Jim Brown, Sam Cooke and Malcolm X. The night of the Golden Globes, King told “E!” it was “bittersweet” that she, Zhao and Emerald Fennell marked the first trio of female nominees, given that this is 2021. Emerald Fennell: Another actress who has stepped behind the camera (we are starting to see a trend here), she has received critical acclaim for writing, directing and producing the thriller “Promising Young Woman,” starring Carey Mulligan. The movie is not only cheeky but gets into some uncomfortable territory, so much so that it has been praised for turning the revenge genre on its ear. “It’s just part of the fun of making something, the smoke and mirrors and the misdirections,” Fennell told IndieWire. “I love all that stuff, all of my favorite movies have that sort of thing in them. It’s very interesting, isn’t it, how much we want violence, how much instinctively as an audience we’re begging for blood.” Robin Wright: “The House of Cards” star did some directing on that Netflix series, so she wasn’t a total neophyte when it came to both starring in and directing her first feature film, “Land.” Wright plays a woman struck by a family tragedy who gives up her successful life in the big city and moves to a remote area in Wyoming. She told Women’s Wear Daily that she was delighted with the film’s reception so far. “We feel so blessed that people are feeling the movie,” Wright said. “It is very relevant to what’s going on today, of being disconnected from our loved ones. We’re not living the norm. The message in this movie is about that very thing.” These leading female directors represent just a handful of creatives proving women are making inroads on the Hollywood scene. The numbers don’t lie: For the second consecutive year, the percentages of women directing top-grossing films increased, reaching “recent historic highs,” while the overall percentages of women working in key behind-the-scenes roles remained relatively stable, according to a study by San Diego State University released in January. “Women accounted for 16% of directors working on the top 100 grossing films in 2020, up from 12% in 2019 and 4% in 2018,” wrote study author Martha M. Lauzen, founder and executive director of SDSU’s Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film. “Women comprised 18% of directors on the top 250 films in 2020, up from 13% in 2019 and 8% in 2018.” A rising tide raises all ships, especially when a woman is at the helm, so here’s to more female directors on the horizon. For your weekend Three things to watch: ‘Coming 2 America’ Prince Akeem and Semmi are heading back to Queens, New York. Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall reprise their respective roles for the sequel to the hit 1988 film. This time the prince is in search of his son and heir to the kingdom of Zamunda. My question is what have the rose petal droppers been up to all this time? “Coming 2 America” starts streaming Friday on Amazon Prime. ‘Boss Level’ Former special forces agent Roy Pulver (Frank Grillo) is trapped in a time loop that constantly repeats the day of his murder. To break the cycle, he must hunt down Col. Clive Ventor (Mel Gibson) while also trying to save his ex-wife (Naomi Watts). That sounds like some seriously fast-paced action. “Boss Level” starts streaming Friday on Hulu. ‘Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell’ March 9 marks the 24th anniversary of the unsolved murder of rapper Christopher Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls or The Notorious B.I.G., at age 24. Arguably one of the best and most beloved hip-hop artists of all time, Wallace is the subject of a new doc that looks at the legacy of his life and death. Currently streaming on Netflix, with “rare footage and in-depth interviews, this documentary celebrates the life of The Notorious B.I.G. on his journey from hustler to rap king.” So, call your friends and let them know so your crew run-run-run, your crew run-run to catch it. Two things to listen to: Sweden has blessed us with the likes of ABBA and Spotify. Now add Zara Larsson to that list. The 23-year-old singer, who got her start as a youngster on a TV talent show, is dropping her third studio album, “Poster Girl,” on Friday. March is the month we celebrate women — and who is more empowering than Oprah Winfrey? The answer to that is no one. Check out “Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversation‪s” podcast if you want to feel motivated, inspired or just need the uplifting vibe that is trademark Oprah. ‬ One thing to talk about: Are we over awards shows? My CNN colleague Brian Lowry reported that “Globes ratings plummeted more than 60% from the 18.3 million viewers who watched last year, per Nielsen data, to an average audience of 6.9 million.” Yikes. With the pandemic going on you would think plenty of people would be tuning in to shows like the Golden Globes, but, apparently, not. Even in a “normal year,” there seems to be less enthusiasm for award shows than there used to be, and that begs the question if Hollywood needs to find a different way to celebrate the industry. The pandemic is causing us all to reevaluate things. Something to sip on Looking for a new show to watch? We asked some of our friends around CNN what TV binge has helped them decompress in the time of Covid. Phil Mattingly, senior White House correspondent I basically have an encyclopedic knowledge of Bravo shows due to my wife’s fandom/the disappearance of sports the first few month of Covid. Not sure I should acknowledge that publicly. Alisyn Camerota, CNN New Day anchor I’ve been watching “Succession.” It depicts a dysfunctional, rotten world, and somehow I find that soothingly distracting from our daily stress. Stephanie Elam, CNN correspondent Fantasy, take me away! I’ve turned to shows that allow me to escape reality — “Once Upon a Time” with my daughter, “Lovecraft Country” and “His Dark Materials” without her. Ana Cabrera, CNN Newsroom anchor “Criminal Minds” on Netflix. I know it’s old, but I’m a newcomer to it! I’m a sucker for mystery and suspense. Pop back here next Thursday for all the latest entertainment happenings that matter. Source link Orbem News #Analysis #directors #entertainment #female #Femaledirectorsarehavingamoment-CNN #Moment