Cinema News: Trolls came for rising star Xochitl Gomez

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November 4, 2022

Trolls came for rising star Xochitl Gomez. Then she took matters into her own hands

The Marvel star faced online hate for playing a "Baby-Sitters Club" character who was originally white. Now she's opening up about fighting back.

George Lopez returns, once-estranged daughter in tow, with a textbook family sitcom

"Lopez vs. Lopez," a network comedy with a mostly Latino cast, remains a rarity on TV — even if many of its most familiar genre tropes do not.

David Zaslav defends Warner Bros. Discovery cuts: 'We did not get rid of any show that was helping us'

Zaslav defended aggressive cuts at the media giant, framing them as part of a broader rethinking of how the company works.

How do you make 'Blockbuster' for the streamer that helped kill it? 'Call out Netflix'

Showrunner Vanessa Ramos understands why "Blockbuster" "feels like Netflix is wearing the blood of their enemies." But irony is only part of the story.

Worker productivity has fallen, and experts are puzzled. I'm not. We're all just tired

A recent fall in productivity has experts puzzled, despite the obvious answer: The last two-plus years have been traumatic, and trauma has a lasting impact.

Why Quentin Tarantino will never make a Marvel film: 'I'm not looking for a job'

Tarantino talks about his favorite (and least favorite) movies and explains why he had to turn film critic in his new book, "Cinema Speculation."

Diana Burbano, a Colombian immigrant and punk rock playwright, is always true to herself

In her work, Colombia-born playwright Diana Burbano creates rich, three-dimensional characters for Latinx actors, the likes of which are sorely lacking in canonical theatrical material.

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