Cinema News: In Hollywood, the 'white savior' won’t go quietly

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August 27, 2023

It's not just 'The Blind Side.' In Hollywood, the 'white savior' won't go quietly

The afterlives of "The Blind Side" and "The Help," as well as the development of "Killers of the Flower Moon," point to the tenacity of a timeworn Hollywood trope.

The studios went public with their WGA offer. Was it a mistake?

Signaling increasing frustration with the Writers Guild of America, Hollywood studios took the unusual step of publicizing their latest offer to the guild.

Lizzo's brand was built on empowerment and acceptance. Her accusers tell another story

Lizzo is facing a lawsuit from former backup dancers that threatens to undo her hard-won image as a beacon of empowerment and self-acceptance.

Six months before the Lizzo lawsuit, 14 dancers who appeared in HBO doc settled a dispute over payments

In February, 14 dancers who performed with Lizzo during the 2019 Video Music Awards settled a payment dispute after they discovered behind-the-scenes footage of them was used without their permission in HBO Max's "Love Lizzo" documentary.

Commentary: 'Ahsoka' proves that 'Star Wars' has long been a galaxy where women can be heroes

The latest "Star Wars" spinoff reunites Ahsoka Tano, Sabine Wren and Hera Syndulla, and it showcases a broader view of what heroes look like in a galaxy far, far away.

Did this Will Arbery play about young religious conservatives predict Jan. 6?

Playwright and "Succession" screenwriter Will Arbery's "Heroes of the Fourth Turning" has its Southern California premiere in a Rogue Machine production at the Matrix Theatre.

Making the violent, funny and very queer 'Bottoms': "It's radical to get to be ourselves"

The subversive teen comedy is the happy product of longtime, ongoing collaborations between filmmaker Emma Seligman and actors Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri.

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