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‘Desperado’: Salma Hayek Talks Film’s Casting And Says ‘Studio Wanted Cameron Diaz As A Mexican’

October 17, 2020 3:25 pm

No matter how much people like to complain about the casting of underrepresented actors in Hollywood projects, it's still a struggle for actors of color to get the same opportunities as white actors. Case in p...

New Study Shows Almost 50% Of The Biggest Films Of The 12 Years Don’t Feature A Latinx Speaking Part

Charles Barfield

August 26, 2019 10:59 am

News

As crazy as it seems, there are still people nowadays that don’t necessarily understand the need for more diversity in Hollywood. Whether its TV or film, there’s been a recent push by studios to have more inclu...

Sean Astin Almost Directed A ‘Fantastic Four’ Film & Approached Cameron Diaz, Christina Aguilera & Michael Chiklis For Roles

Charles Barfield

June 21, 2019 3:01 pm

News

Almost 20 years ago, after actor-filmmaker Sean Astin finished his role in Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, he was looking for another project to tackle. And according to a new interview with Collid...

Director Peter Farrelly Apologizes Following Report Of Exposing Himself To Cameron Diaz

Charles Barfield

January 10, 2019 11:10 am

News

Despite its recent Golden Globe win for Best Comedy, it would appear that the Oscar hopes for “Green Book” are fleeting. This thought comes after a string of recent controversies that seem to be mounting agains...

10 Great Actors And Their Most WTF Roles

Jessica Kiang and Oliver Lyttelton

August 4, 2016 3:31 pm

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Call it contrarianism, but in a week when the marketing for "Suicide Squad" is simply begging us to find it daring, edgy and otherwise mind-blowing, the film that really stopped us in our tracks has been "Nine ...