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Halle Berry Explains Why Her Oscar Win Now Means “Nothing”

June 29, 2017 4:20 pm

Fifteen years ago, Halle Berry made history as the first (and still only) black woman to win Best Actress at the Oscars. The Academy still has a long way to go when it comes to diversifying its ranks, and recog...

Lee Daniels Said He “Kinda” Co-Directed ‘Monster’s Ball’ In Gigantic NYTimes Piece

Rodrigo Perez

October 22, 2009 5:28 pm

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Three days ago the Gotham Independent Awards made some noise when they completely snubbed Lee Daniels' Oscar-touted Sundance film, "Precious."We're behind on our reviews, but we saw "Precious" at NYFF and are n...

‘Quantum Of Solace’ Subversively Political? Not A Fan Of Bond Politics? Director Says 007 Reminds Him Of Dick Cheney

Rodrigo Perez

November 5, 2008 1:13 pm

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It feels weird to post this now considering the momentous event of last night, but hey, he said it.Despite having his right arm tied around his back by the notoriously controlling Bond producers (“It’s like I ...

ShortCuts: David Fincher, The Flaming Lips, Harry Potter, The Case For Robin In Batman?

Rodrigo Perez

July 3, 2008 6:09 pm

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Random Stuff to catch up on before we disappear for the July 4 holiday.- We noted sometime last year that moody, dim-lighting nu-auteur David Fincher usually takes a long time between projects and has been on a...

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