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Lupita and MBJ’s flirty squats
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As Joanna just posted in her article about Emily Blunt previous to this one, there’s been a lot of Oscar campaigning happening in New York this week. Full Story
Black Panther: Globes Best Dressed (Kathleen)
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The cast of Black Panther almost cost me a laptop, my friendship with Lainey Lui, and probably my job. I was ready to tear apart her entire basement. I was ready to throw whatever I could at the TV screen. As soon as I saw Danai Gurira, Michael Bae Jordan Full Story
ScarJo works for Black Panther
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Black Panther is the first Marvel movie with a real shot at a major Oscar nomination. As such, Disney is backing an actual, proper award campaign for the movie and key craftspeople involved, particularly Ruth Carter, the costume designer. I attended an event with Ruth Carter a couple months ago and she was so interesting, and her thought process on putting together costumes for Black Panther was so technical and considered. Full Story
The Women of Black Panther are Entertainers of the Year
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I’m looking at a webpage open to Entertainment Weekly’s Entertainers of the Year post, specifically the one on the women of Black Panther. The window that I’m looking at is currently frozen on a Clairol ad, featuring a black woman with curly, seemingly natural hair. Full Story
Wakanda Campaigns: Team Black Panther at the Governors Awards
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The citizens of Wakanda turned out for the Governor Awards, with Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong’o Full Story
The Women of Wakanda are back
I think about the Black Panther press tour a lot. Mostly, I think about how much I miss it and how much joy it brought into my life. Well, awards season is coming, and the Black Panther press tour is getting a second leg. Angela Bassett Full Story
Jessica Chastain made a lady spy movie happen
Jessica Chastain has become one of the most visible advocates for women in the film industry, speaking out for more inclusion and using her position to get her co-stars equal pay Full Story
Jordan Peele’s “Us”
Last night at around 8pm Eastern Standard Time, Jordan Peele revealed the poster for his new film. pic.twitter.com/6j43s9YC8e — Jordan Peele (@JordanPeele) May 9, 2018 Full Story
Dear Gossips,
I spent a few hours last night trying to decide about my favourite John Woo movie. And I’m still trying. A Better Tomorrow is probably the sentimental choice. It came first. And it forever established Chow Yun Fat as “Mark Gor” in Chinese pop culture. Read Full Intro
Lupita shuts it down
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Lupita Nyong’o is a flirt. Lainey wrote about how “extra-close” she was with Winston Duke on the red-carpet last night. We’ve seen her insta-flirt with Chadwick Boseman and social media flirt AND real-life flirt with my Michael Bae Jordan Full Story
Winston & Lupita?
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While the Oscars were happening, Black Panther was busy winning the box office for the third weekend in a row. The movie has now grossed over $900 million worldwide. They’re predicting it’ll be officially a billion dollars next weekend. A BILLION. The Oscars, then, as we’ve been saying, represented a victory lap for Wakanda, or perhaps just a pre-victory lap, considering there are some who predict that Black Panther could be a contender for next year’s Oscars, with the right marketing strategy. Full Story
