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    (Some of) The Best Supporting Characters Ever Created

    June 4, 2021 /

    Our favorite movies and tv shows just wouldn’t be as cult as they are today without them. That’s why we decided it was about time to pay homage to the actors and writers who brought to life (some of) the best supporting characters ever. Dwight Schrute It’s hard to imagine The Office (US) without the unreserved, diabolical beet farmer and salesman, Dwight Schrute. After all, what would Pam and Jim do all day if they didn’t have their stiff colleague to pull pranks on? (Which, incidentally, make for many of the greatest scenes in the Emmy-winning NBC series.) Portrayed by Rainn Wilson, the character is based on Gareth Keenan (played…

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    Audrey Soto

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  • The News

    LGBTQ Characters are More Underrepresented in Major Hollywood Movies than Ever

    May 22, 2018 /

    Advocacy group GLAAD (the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) released its 6th annual Studio Responsibility Index, a report that maps the quantity, quality, and diversity of LGBTQ people in films released by the 7 largest motion picture studios and their subsidiaries during the 2017 calendar year - and the results are far from satisfactory.

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    The Obamas Will Now Produce Content for Netflix

    May 22, 2018 /

    If you were wondering what was next on the power couple's agenda, you probably did not see that one coming. Although the deal has been rumored for months, Netflix has now officially announced that Barack and Michelle Obama have signed a multi-year contract with the streaming giant to "produce a diverse mix of content, including the potential for scripted series, unscripted series, docu-series, documentaries and features," according to a recent press release.

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    New Thriller ‘Searching’ Takes On the Challenge to Tell a Gripping Story Entirely Through a Computer Screen

    May 11, 2018 /

    Cinema loves to play with perspective when it comes to telling stories in a unique and poignant fashion. So, following years of 'found footage'-style movies pouring in theaters (The Blair Witch Project, Cloverfield, Paranormal Activity, Chronicle...), mostly to scare the hell out of us, and because people just don't walk around with video cameras anymore (#Millennials), the time has come for some fresh, more modern concepts. In this respect, Aneesh Chaganty's directorial debut, Searching, follows family man David Kim (Cho) investigating the disappearance of his 16-year-old daughter, Margot (Michelle La), solely through a computer screen.

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The News

  • (Some of) The Best Supporting Characters Ever Created

    Our favorite movies and tv shows just wouldn't be as cult as they are today without them. That's wh ... READ MORE

    June 4, 2021
  • LGBTQ Characters are More Underrepresented in Major Hollywood Movies than Ever

    Advocacy group GLAAD (the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) released its 6th annual St ... READ MORE

    May 22, 2018
  • The Obamas Will Now Produce Content for Netflix

    If you were wondering what was next on the power couple's agenda, you probably did not see that one ... READ MORE

    May 22, 2018
  • New Thriller 'Searching' Takes On the Challenge to Tell a Gripping Story Entirely Through a Computer Screen

    John Cho plays a father desperately 'Searching' for his missing daughter in the innovative upcoming ... READ MORE

    May 11, 2018

The Why

  • Why Gender Inequality Still Exists in Hollywood

    While everyone pretends to care, very little has changed. Of the top 250 grossing films of 2017, ... READ MORE

    March 28, 2018
  • Why the Fifty Shades Franchise's Marketing Campaigns Outdid the Movies

    In the morning of January 25, 2014, a mysterious poster starts flooding every corner of the Internet ... READ MORE

    January 5, 2018
  • Why the Harvey Weinstein Sex Scandal is Such a Bombshell in Hollywood

    "I was warned from the beginning. The stories were everywhere. To deny that is to create an environm ... READ MORE

    October 12, 2017
  • Why Do We Enjoy Watching Horror Movies?

    They're not everybody's cup of tea, yet horror movies such as those that make up the successful, ev ... READ MORE

    September 1, 2017

Behind The Scenes

  • The Making of 'It' Explores Bill Skarsgård's Transformation into the Terrifying Clown Pennywise

    When he first auditioned for the role, Bill Skarsgård was asked to do his own interpretation of t ... READ MORE

    May 8, 2018
  • How the Drone Hosts from Westworld's Season 2 Were Created

    The return of Westworld on HBO last Sunday did not only bring peace to those who have impatiently ... READ MORE

    April 26, 2018
  • First Look at Howard, a Documentary About One of Disney's Most Famous Lyricists

    Have you ever had a song from a Disney classic playing over and over again in your head? Well, you ... READ MORE

    April 16, 2018
  • Westworld Spoiler-Hungry Fans Get Played by the HBO Series Creators

    In a world where the internet is a constant source of rumors, gossip and crazy theories, the creator ... READ MORE

    April 10, 2018

The Big Picture

  • Solo: A Star Wars Story

    Fans who missed the charmingly cynical Han Solo can rejoice, the bad boy is back! (Just not dur ... READ MORE

  • Tully

    An ultra-candid modern version of Mary Poppins of some sort, Tully explores the sleep-depriving, ... READ MORE

  • Avengers: Infinity War

    Marvel's 19th (19th!) and, to date, most ambitious Avenger movie is now out in the open for critic ... READ MORE

  • I Feel Pretty

    Renee (Amy Schumer), a single New Yorker whose struggle with self-confidence causes her to lead a ... READ MORE

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