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Greg Rucka and Gina Prince-Bythewood:

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Movie Review: The Lion King (2019)

Movie Review: The Lion King (2019)

Summary: After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery.I will tell you where this film falls into my lineup of the live action remakes. So far, I have enjoyed them all, some more than others obviously but I for the most part like them all. However, I’m going to be as honest about this as I can be and I’m not…

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Behind the scenes, highlighting the intricate wire work that went into Doctor Strange. It's nice to see how the crazy visual moments were pulled off and how the actors traversed those enviroments!

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I saw someone ask you once which actors did you want to see work with Pedro in the future. I have a size-able list of my own. I want to see him work with a lot of POC actors, so here is my list: Gemma Chan, John David Washington, Alicia Vikander, Tessa Thompson (they are also friends!), Lupita Nyongo (just imagine their chemistry and them having interviews together. Pedro would adore her just like he did with Halle Berry!), Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwitel Ejiofor, David Oyelowo, Richard Madden, Josh O’Connor and Emma Corrin (from The Crown), Claire Foy and Matt Smith too. That is just the part of my list, there are more lol.

Seee I really like this list!😛 Lupita and Pedro already know each other so I'm sure their chemistry would be top notch. At the same time, who doesn't love Lupita? A goddess.

Gemma is a national pride.❤️ I'm so proud of her career, she's a great actress and yes, it would be great to see them play together. Of your choice, the one that stood out for me was David Oyelowo. He is an excellent actor and really likeable. I feel like they would get along well together and their Interviews would be fun to watch. The same goes for John David Washington and Josh O'Connor. They are really nice. I'm manifesting for one of his actors to work with him! What kind of movie would you see him in with one of his actors?

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The Old Guard (2020) - Film Review

Charlize Theron kicks ass and kickstarts a potential new franchise with The Old Guard - Film Review #TheOldGuard

Charlize Theron looks to kickstart a new action franchise with The Old Guard.

Led by a warrior named Andy (Theron), a covert group of tight-knit mercenaries with a mysterious inability to die have fought to protect the mortal world for centuries. But when the team is recruited to take on an new mission, their extraordinary abilities are suddenly exposed. Forced to go on the run, matters are…

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The Martian (2015) - Movie Review

Rating: 9.5/10

I’ve seen this movie before, but never wrote a movie review on it, so I thought I’d write one now! Though it was my second time watching this film, my reactions were just as genuine as they were the first time. As the film continues on, the characters face a seemingly endless amount of obstacles, keeping the viewer on edge at all times. Though I was constantly anxious to see how each obstacle would be overcome, of course, my palms were especially sweaty in the final rescue scene! I loved the use of science throughout the film - it was actually so interesting to see and added to the credibility/realistic effect of the characters’ struggles. Storyline-wise, it’s truly incredible to witness what one’s life is like on a completely deserted planet, especially when you think about not only the physical but also psychological effects. One of my favorite scenes is probably when you see Watney (Matt Damon) use science to make more water + plant more potatoes. For some reason, I always found it so interesting to see him eat and take on basic needs for survival. Though this movie centers on a more serious topic, I appreciated how it tied in a sense of comedy to add a lighthearted effect between intense scenes. This film was one of those pictures that was able to generate make the storyline seem realistic but larger than life - when you see the whole world (literally) watching the struggle to rescue Watney on giant television screens, you feel that you are part of the crowd. In this sense, the audience is able to empathize with the characters’ emotions while feeling completely engulfed in another world. When you see everyone cheering and rejoicing, you also genuinely feel their happiness/relief, which I found to be a particularly special effect given off by this film. The cast for this movie was also great - even minor characters were played by great actors, which contributed to the greatness of the film atmosphere previously discussed. The cinematography was also amazing; some of the shots of “Mars” where you see Watney trudging along by himself truly left me breathless. I also loved how this movie ended, for you can see how the characters continue on with their lives as well as the future of space travel for NASA. Overall, one of the best films I’ve seen set in space with a great cast + incredible plot (thanks to Andy Weir!). (January 8th, 2017)

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David Oyelowo > Chiwitel Ejiofor 

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Doctor Strange Fans Wonder if the Illuminati Were Really Right About Him

Doctor Strange Fans Wonder if the Illuminati Were Really Right About Him

via Marvel Studios One of the biggest talking points to emerge from Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was the appearance of the Illuminati, but the conversation hasn’t been of an entirely positive nature. While plenty of fans loved seeing the group make their official Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in the form of Patrick Stewart’s Charles Xavier, Chiwitel Ejiofor’s Karl Mordo, Lashana…

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dionysus: stanley tucci

hephaestus: chiwitel ejiofor

demeter: angela bassett

persephone: adut akech

hestia: alaine uwimana

Who would your dream cast for the Olympians be?

okay this is HARD bc i don’t exactly know and this could absolutely change lmao but here’s some pics bc i’m visual! in order: zeus, poseidon, hades, ares, apollo, artemis, hermes, aphrodite (played by many different women), hera, athena, [dionysus, hephaestus, demeter, persephone, hestia (will be rb on top of this!)]

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zeus: constantine markoulakis

poseidon: hrithik roshan

hades: dev patel

ares: theo james

apollo: adonis bosso

artemis: park so dam

hermes: pedro pascal

aphrodite: lupita n’yongo (but of course i LOVE the hc of aphrodite to being played by multiple women!)

hera: sonía braga

athena: adrianne palicki

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Films we can’t wait to see in 2019

 We love our movies at Shortcuts – you’ve got your pick of our favourites to watch while you have your trim! – and 2019 is promising to be the most amazing year for films. Here are the ones we just can’t wait to see.

 Dumbo: the shortest of the Disney animated features, this remake about the little circus elephant is sure to tug at the heartstrings, and put on an amazing show at the same time. It’s out on 29 March.

 Avengers: Endgame

With the way Infinity War ended, the wait for the next one has been unbearable. How are they ever going to come back from that? Is this really the end for the Avengers, and half of the Marvel universe as we knew it? We’re hoping for some answers on 25 April.

 Aladdin: There’s been some controversy over this one, ever since the footage of a blue Will Smith appeared recently. It was never going to be easy to follow in the great Robin Williams’ footsteps, but we still can’t wait to feast our eyes on this spectacle on 24 May.

 Toy Story 4

This one has been such a long time coming! The rumours started in 2010, and it’s finally coming to the big screen in the UK on 21 June this year. Hopefully not such a tear-jerker as 3, but with this franchise you have to be prepared for anything…

 The Lion King: Not one, not two but three Disney classic live action remakes, and this one is bound to be stunning as well. An all-star cast in the voices, including James Earl Jones as Mufasa, and Chiwitel Ejiofor as Scar, it’s out as an ideal summer holiday cinema trip on 19 July.

 If you see any of these, don’t forget to tell us about them when you come in for your next appointment!

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SeeYouSound - Recensione di Parla Con Ne, il film di Kasi Lemmons

SeeYouSound – Recensione di Parla Con Ne, il film di Kasi Lemmons

Durante la quarta edizione del SeeYouSound Music Festival, nella sezione RadioActivity è stato presentato il film Talk to me, diretto da Kasi Lemmons e interpretato da Don Cheadle e Chiwitel Ejiofor. Il film racconta la storia vera del dj Petey Greene, dalla sua uscita dal carcere al successo nella stazione radio WOL-AM di Washington D.C., nella metà degli anni ’60, in cui la comunità nera stava…

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Lupita Nyong’o

Lupita Amondi Nyong'o (Kenyan English: [luˈpiːtɑː ˈɲɔːŋɔ], Spanish: [luˈpita ˈɲoŋo (ˈɲoŋgo)]; born March 1, 1983) is a Kenyan-Mexican actress. She was born in Mexico to Kenyan parents and raised in Kenya. She attended college in the United States, earning a bachelor's degree in film and theater studies from Hampshire College.

Nyong'o began her career in Hollywood as a production assistant. In 2008, she made her acting debut with the short film East River and subsequently returned to Kenya to star in the television series Shuga (2009). Also in 2009, she wrote, produced and directed the documentary In My Genes. She then pursued a master's degree in acting from the Yale School of Drama. Soon after her graduation, she had her first feature film role as Patsey in Steve McQueen's historical drama 12 Years a Slave (2013), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She became the first Kenyan and first Mexican actress to win an Academy Award.

Nyong'o made her Broadway debut as a teenage orphan in the critically acclaimed play Eclipsed (2015), where she received a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play nomination for her performance.

Early life and background

Nyong'o was born in Mexico City, Mexico, to Kenyan parents, Dorothy and Peter Anyang' Nyong'o, a college professor turned politician. Nyong'o identifies as Kenyan-Mexican and has dual Kenyan and Mexican citizenship. She is of Luo descent on both sides of her family, and she is the second of six children. It is a tradition of the Luo people to name a child after the events of the day, so her parents gave her a Spanish name, Lupita (a diminutive of Guadalupe). Her father is a former Minister for Medical Services in the Kenyan government. At the time of her birth, he was a visiting lecturer in political science at El Colegio de México in Mexico City, and her family had been living in Mexico for three years.

Nyong'o and her family moved back to their native Kenya when she was less than one year old, as her father was appointed a professor at the University of Nairobi. She grew up primarily in Kenya, and describes her upbringing as "middle class, suburban". When she was sixteen, her parents sent her to Mexico for seven months to learn Spanish. During those seven months, Nyong'o lived in Taxco, Guerrero, and took classes at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México's Learning Center for Foreigners. Her family was later forced to leave Kenya because of political unrest. Her uncle, Charles Nyong'o, disappeared after he was thrown off a ferry in 1980.

Nyong'o grew up in an artistic family, where family get-togethers often included performances by the children in the family, and trips to see plays. She attended Rusinga International school in Kenya and acted in school plays. At age 14, Nyong'o made her professional acting debut as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet in a production by the Nairobi-based repertory company Phoenix Players. While a member of the Phoenix Players, Nyong'o also performed in the plays On The Razzle and There Goes The Bride. Nyong'o cites the performances of American actresses Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey in The Color Purple with inspiring her to pursue a professional acting career.

Nyong'o later attended St. Mary's School in Nairobi, where she received an IB Diploma in 2001 before attending college in the United States. She graduated from Hampshire College with a degree in film and theatre studies.

Career

Early work

Nyong'o started her career working as part of the production crew for several films, including Fernando Meirelles's The Constant Gardener (2005), Mira Nair's The Namesake (2006) and Salvatore Stabile's Where God Left His Shoes (2007). She cites Ralph Fiennes, the star of The Constant Gardener, as someone who inspired her to pursue a professional acting career.

In 2008, Nyong'o starred in the short film "East River", directed by Marc Grey and shot in Brooklyn. She returned to Kenya that same year and appeared in the Kenyan television series Shuga, an MTV Base Africa/UNICEF drama about HIV/AIDS prevention. In 2009, she wrote, directed, and produced the documentary In My Genes, about the discriminatory treatment of Kenya's albino population. It played at several film festivals and won first prize at the 2008 Five College Film Festival. Nyong'o also directed the music video The Little Things You Do by Wahu, featuring Bobi Wine, which was nominated for the Best Video Award at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2009.

Nyong'o went on to enroll herself in a master's degree program in acting at the Yale School of Drama. At Yale, she appeared in many stage productions, including Gertrude Stein's Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights, Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, and William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew and The Winter's Tale. While at Yale, she won the Herschel Williams Prize for "acting students with outstanding ability" during the 2011–12 academic year.

Acting breakthrough

Immediately after graduating from Yale, Nyong'o landed her breakthrough role when she was cast for Steve McQueen's historical drama 12 Years a Slave (2013). The film, which met with wide critical acclaim, tells the historical account of Solomon Northup (played by Chiwitel Ejiofor), a free-born African American man of upstate New York who is kidnapped and sold into slavery in Washington, DC in 1841.

Nyong'o played the role of Patsey, a slave who works alongside Northup at a Louisiana cotton plantation; her performance met with rave reviews. Ian Freer of Empire wrote that she "gives one of the most committed big-screen debuts imaginable," and critic Peter Travers added that she "is a spectacular young actress who imbues Patsey with grit and radiant grace". Nyong'o was nominated for several awards including a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress, a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and two Screen Actors Guild Awards including Best Supporting Actress, which she won. She was also awarded the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the sixth black actress to win the award, the first African actress to win the award, the first Kenyan actress to win an Oscar, and the first Mexican to win the award. She also became the fifteenth actress to win an Oscar for a debut performance in a feature film.

Following a supporting role in the action-thriller Non-Stop (2014), Nyong'o co-starred in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) as force sensitive-space pirate Maz Kanata, a CGI character created using motion capture technology. Nyong'o said that she had wanted to play a role where her appearance was not relevant, and that the acting provided a different challenge than her role as Patsey. Scott Mendelson of Forbes, found Nyong'o's role as "the center of the film's best sequence," and Stephanie Zacharek of Time called her a "delightful minor character". Nyong'o was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress at the 42nd Saturn Awards and Best Virtual Performance at the 2016 MTV Movie Awards for her role.

Eclipsed and beyond

The year 2015 saw Nyong’o make a return to stage with a starring role as an unnamed girl in the play Eclipsed, written by Danai Gurira. The play takes place during the chaos of the Second Liberian Civil War, where the captive wives of a rebel officer band together to form a community, until the balance of their lives are upset by the arrival of a new girl (played by Nyong'o). Eclipsed became The Public Theater's fastest-selling new production in recent history. The play premiered on Broadway at the John Golden Theatre the following year. The production became the first play with an all-black and female creative cast and crew to premiere at Broadway. Nyong'o said that she understudied the play at Yale in 2009 and was terrified to play the character on stage. Her performance met with critical acclaim. The New York Times' critic Charles Isherwood called Nyong'o "one of the most radiant young actors to be seen on Broadway in recent seasons, shines with a compassion that makes us see beyond the suffering to the indomitable humanity of its characters." Nyong'o's performance in Eclipsed earned her a Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance, an Obie Award for a Distinguished Performance by an Ensemble, and a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. In addition, she was nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Award and a Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Award. Nyong'o revealed in her Lenny Letter that she turned down Hollywood films in order to bring Eclipsed to life on Broadway.

Nyong'o co-starred in Jon Favreau's The Jungle Book (2016), a live-action/animated movie, voicing Raksha, a mother wolf who adopts Mowgli (played by Neel Sethi). Robbie Collin of The Daily Telegraph wrote in his review that Nyong'o brought a "gentle dignity" to her role. Nyong'o then starred in Mira Nair's Queen of Katwe (2016), a biopic based on the true story about the rise of a young Ugandan chess prodigy, Phiona Mutesi (played by Madina Nalwanga), who becomes a Woman Candidate Master after her performances at World Chess Olympiads. Nyong’o played Phiona's protective mother, Nakku Harriet. Her performance was praised by critics.

Nyong'o will reprise her role as space pirate Maz Kanata in Rian Johnson's Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017). The following year, she will star opposite Chadwick Boseman as Dora Milaje Nakia in Ryan Coogler's upcoming Black Panther (2018) film. Her character was revealed at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con.

Personal life

Nyong'o resides in Brooklyn, New York. She is fluent in Spanish, Luo, English, and Swahili. On February 27, 2014, at the Essence Black Women In Hollywood luncheon in Beverly Hills, she gave a speech on the beauty of black women and talked about the insecurities she had as a teenager. She said her views changed when she saw South Sudanese supermodel Alek Wek become successful. She mentioned receiving the following letter from a girl she had inspired in turn:

"I was just about to buy Dencia's Whitenicious cream to lighten my skin when you appeared on the world map and saved me."

In 2013, her father was elected to represent Kisumu County in the Kenyan Senate. Nyong'o's mother is the managing director of the Africa Cancer Foundation and her own communications company. Other family members include: Tavia Nyong'o, a scholar and professor at New York University; Dr. Omondi Nyong'o, a pediatric ophthalmologist in Palo Alto, CA; Kwame Nyong'o, one of Kenya's leading animators and leading technology expert; Isis Nyong'o, a media and technology leader who was named one of Africa's most powerful young women by Forbes magazine.

In 2014, the National Trust for Historic Preservation recruited Nyong'o in an effort to oppose development, including a new minor league baseball stadium, in the Shockoe Bottom area of Richmond, Virginia. The historic neighborhood, one of Richmond's oldest, was the site of major slave-trading before the American Civil War. On October 19, 2014, Nyong'o sent a letter to Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones, which she posted on social media sites, asking him to withdraw support for the development proposal.

In June 2015, Nyong'o returned to Kenya and announced that she will advocate globally for elephants with the international conservation organization WildAid, as well as promote women's issues, acting and the arts in Kenya. WildAid announced Nyong'o as their Global Elephant Ambassador.

Nyong'o is involved in the organization Mother Health International, which is dedicated to providing relief to women and children in Uganda by creating locally engaged birthing centers. She said she’d never thought much about birthing practices until her sister introduced her to MHI executive director Rachel Zaslow. Nyong'o felt bringing attention to such important but overlooked issues is a mandate for her as an artist. She was honored for her work at 2016 Variety's Power of Women.

In April 2016, Nyong'o launched an anti-poaching "hearts and minds" campaign with her organization Wildaid in advance of Kenya Wildlife Service's history-making ivory burn that occurred April 30. The Kenyan government burned 105 tonnes of Ivory and 1.35 tonnes of rhino horn in a demonstration of their zero tolerance approach to poachers and smugglers who were threatening the survival of elephants and rhinoceros in the wild.

In the media

Nyong'o was mentioned in Christian rapper Lecrae's song "Nuthin'" from his 2014 album Anomaly and was referenced by Jay Z in his verse from Jay Electronica's song "We Made It". She was also mentioned in the parody song "American Apparel Ad Girls" by the drag queens Willam Belli, Courtney Act and Alaska Thunderfuck. Nyong'o was mentioned in the 2015 African song Nerea by Kenyan afro-pop band Sauti Sol.

On 2014, she was chosen as one of the faces for Miu Miu's spring campaign, with Elizabeth Olsen, Elle Fanning and Bella Heathcote. She has also appeared on the covers of several magazines, including New York's spring fashion issue and the UK magazine Dazed & Confused. She has also been a regular on Harper's Bazaar's Derek Blasberg's best dressed listing since the autumn of 2013. The same year, Nyong'o was named "The Most Beautiful Woman" by People and "Woman of the Year" by Glamour. Nyong'o was announced as the new face of Lancôme in 2014, making her the first black woman to appear on the brand.

Nyong'o was on the July 2014 cover of Vogue, making her the second African woman and ninth black woman to cover the magazine. Nyong'o also appeared on the cover of July's issue of Elle (France). She appeared on other covers of magazines such as, March's issue of Lucky Magazine, Harper's Baazar's (United Kingdom) May issue, Spanish Magazine MujerHoy, Paris Match, Elle (Indonesia), and Glamour (South Africa). She appeared on the American October '15 issue of Vogue, making it her second cover in a row.

On October 20, 2015, Congressman Charles Rangel and Voza Rivers, the head of the New Heritage Theatre Group, announced the day is officially "Lupita Nyong’o Day" in Harlem, New York. The honor was announced as a surprise during an open discussion between Nyong'o and image activist Michaela Angela Davis at Mist Harlem.

In May 2016, Nyong'o was honored with a caricature portrait at Sardi's restaurant in New York City for her debut on Broadway. Later, she was chosen as one of the first celebrities, alongside with Elle Fanning, Christy Turlington Burns, and Natalie Westling to star in Tiffany & Co.'s Fall '16 campaign styled by Grace Coddington.

Nyong'o appeared on Vogue's October '16 cover, making it her third issue. Later, she was an honoree at the 2016 Elle Women in Hollywood Awards.

In January 2017, she appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair's Hollywood Issue.

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Angry defenders of Ghost In the Shell and Iron Fist...

People seem to be more upset with people of color for wanting to be included and be recognized for their specific contributions as Black, Asian or brown Latinx people than they are upset with the system that excludes them. Like how Hidden Figures showed black women contributed and excelled at N.A.S.A. but they were black and women so history forgot their contribution because it was counter to the white patriarchy’s narrative.  Like when black people say Black Lives Matter, they aren't saying other lives don't matter but rather that black people matter too and they shouldn't be choked to death over loose cigarettes or the too many other examples of black lives not mattering as much or at all. 

 Adding actors of color doesn't make race an issue unless somebody doesn't want them there, won't support leads of color like they would white. In a direct comparison between Benedict Cumberbatch and Chiwetel Ejiofor what made one the right choose for Dr. Strange and not the other. Between Finn Jones and Lewis Tan what made Finn the right choice over Lewis for Iron Fist. Mind you both were up for the role but Lewis got cast for the villain role instead, despite Lewis being a trained martial artist and Finn have no martial arts experience to the apparent detriment of the show’s action scenes.

 If it was because the characters' race in the source material The Major is Japanese in Ghost In the Shell but Scarlett Johanssen got cast instead of a Japanse actress. If Scarlett's star power is THAT big why hasn't Marvel given her a Black Widow movie? Why was Atomic Blonde able to beat them to the plot punch and why did it take Dreamworks and Paramount to capitalize on Johansson's so-called star power and, again, not the MCU that helped make her this female action star. 

Let's not pretend race isn't an issue for people of color in America nor did they make it one. They weren't responsible for forcing Native onto reservations, Jim Crow segregation, the Chinese Exclusion Act, Japanese internment camps, and this Muslim ban...  any more than they are the casting choices within Hollywood nor are they focus when deciding who to pander to with casting choices. The only people of color Hollywood does seem to consider are those in Asian countries with influential box offices and who are as unconcerned with whitewashing as white Americans because of the Asian representation afforded them by their own national media and a, unfortunately, ubiquitous anti-blackness and colorism across Asia.