Props to film critic Thelma Adams for her write-up titled “Why Writing Top Ten Best Lists Is the Worst,” in which she discusses a few elephants in the room when it comes to film criticism these days.
Read moreNick Cannon calls out Hollywood’s “double standard" by posting old homophobic tweets by Schumer, Silverman, and Handler
Nick Cannon is not happy that his friend, Comedian Kevin Hart, was thrown under the bus by the Academy and Hollywood alike. He called out this double standard on Twitter, by zeroing on 3 white, female comedians.
On Friday, Cannon dug up old, anti-gay tweets by Chelsea Handler, Amy Schumer and Sarah Silverman. In these tweets the three comedians use the homophobic f-word. Cannon commented the double standard he saw by tweeting, "Interesting, I wonder if there was any backlash here".
Read moreLena Waithe on Next Oscar Host: “Let’s make sure [whoever hosts], they’re black.”
After Kevin Hart's stepping down as host of the 2019 Oscars, the question remains: who will replace him?
“The Chi” creator and Emmy winner Lena Waithe tells Variety “Let Donald Glover do it,” adding, “Donald would be dope. He’d be funny. I would like that. Let’s make sure [whoever hosts], they’re black.” Waithe continued, “Wanda [Sykes] would be lit. I vote for Wanda or Donald or get Chris Rock back in there. Let’s get Eddie [Murphy] out of the house. I hope it’s somebody black and somebody funny.”
Viggo Mortensen Says Accusations of Racism are ‘Unfair’ and ‘Dangerous’
Viggo Mortensen spoke to France 24 [video interview] to promote his Oscar-contender “Green Book.” Of course, the conversation had to turn to the actor’s recent use of the N-word. If you remember, Mortensen used the derogatory word during a November post-screening Q&A. Mortensen has always maintained that his intention behind using the word was to explain the inherent core of what racism is about.
Read moreActress Gina Rodriguez Criticized For Fact-Based Claim That Black Women Get Paid More Than Latina Women
Gina Rodriguez claims that black and Asian women make more money than Latina women. This was said by the "Jane the Virgin" actress at a Net-a-Porter roundtable, which featured her fellow TV stars Ellen Pompeo, Gabrielle Union, and Emma Thompson; during the same event, Pompeo advocated for more racial diversity in the industry.
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The short version: "Woman Unknown" was a compromise. The jury deadlocked over "Possible Love" and "NAZA," not able to com to terms, fell back on their #3, May el-Toukhy's film.