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Why the Harvey Weinstein Sex Scandal is Such a Bombshell in Hollywood
In the course of one week, actresses Ashley Judd, Rose McGowan, Gwyneth Paltrow, Asia Argento and Angelina Jolie added their names to the now long list of victims who've come forward to report the businessman's "disgusting" and "indefensible" behavior. A freshly disclosed, shocking revelation that has rapidly spiraled into a huge bombshell for the entire entertainment industry. To understand why the shocking story is making so many headlines, it's first important to get a good notion of what Weinstein's status and level of influence is (was) in Hollywood.
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(Re)Discover 5 Great Movie Scenes From Script to Screen
When watching a movie in theatre or at home, it's easy to forget that it was once just words on paper - the first and most crucial stage of filmmaking. Without screenwriters, films would never be born. And without their crafts, directors wouldn't get the blueprints that will become the foundation for their artistic vision. The production company Legendary Entertainment, which has co-produced and co-financed renowned films like Steve Jobs, Jurassic World, and Interstellar with Warner Bros. and Universal for years, knows this well. That's why it decided to offer audiences a new, insightful angle on famous movie scenes by integrating a look at their original scripts as they unfold.
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Sarah Silverman Gets Political With New Hulu Show I Love You, America
"I love you, America, and everyone in you," starts singing comedian Sarah Silverman in the 5-minute-long promotional video for her upcoming show called I Love You America, which will soon premiere on Hulu. But what began as a love song quickly turns into a personal outcry when Silverman, after declaring her affection for people from all horizons ("I love you, men. I love you women. I love straights and I love gays. [...] I love you if you're Asian, or Korean, or Irish. I love that you're Mexican [...] I love Latinos, Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, and the Jews.") realizes that all she's doing is "categorizing human beings and putting them into little,…
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Blade Runner 2049
30 years after blade runner Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) decided to stop chasing replicants - whose lives, he now believes, are just as valuable as any other - and disappear to lead a peaceful life, K (Ryan Gosling), a young new android hunter, tracks him down after making a discovery that could plunge society into chaos. 35 years after the release of his game-changing, visionary science-fiction movie Blade Runner, Ridley Scott is handing over his creation to Denis Villeneuve, whose past work on Arrival, Sicario, and Prisoners, has already proven he's more than qualified to direct its highly anticipated sequel.











