Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for July 17, 2017 Dear Gossips, I went to the movies this weekend and saw the new Jumanji trailer which reminded me of all my “nevers”. I never saw Jumanji. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve also never seen Hocus Pocus. And I’ve never seen Blade Runner. Blade Runner 2049, with Harrison By Lainey • Jul 17, 2017 09:08 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle In Time We’re about to get hit with a deluge of new movie stuff, with Disney’s biennial fan convention, D23, taking place this weekend, and then Comic-Con the weekend after. As a warm up, Entertainment Weekly has some first-look features in their Comic-Con issue, including Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle By Sarah • Jul 12, 2017 12:18 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews IT’S HAPPENING The Rihanna/ Lupita/ Ava/ Issa movie of Twitter’s dreams is officially happening. When I wrote about the project last month, it was still just a whisper and a sliver of hope in the hearts of anyone with a pulse and a brain. Even though I essentially laid out the By Kathleen • May 24, 2017 11:33 am
Amazingness Rihanna and Lupita’s Black Twitter movie Don’t f-ck this up Hollywood. That’s all I ask. Actual real-life goddesses Lupita Nyong'o and Rihanna may star in a movie Black Twitter made up. Certified genius and habitual creator of dope sh-t Ava Duvernay may direct it. My imaginary best friend Issa Rae may write By Kathleen • Apr 25, 2017 02:54 pm
TV Updates Ava DuVernay, the great leader Ava DuVernay has been working on A Wrinkle In Time. The film’s budget is at least $100 million making her the first black woman to direct a movie of that size. She posted on Instagram the other day that principle photography is now complete and now they’re in By Lainey • Mar 23, 2017 11:14 am
Oscars 2017 Ava Duvernay: Best Oscar speech we didn’t get Ava Duvernay did not win her first Oscar last night. Her documentary 13th lost to Ezra Edelman’s 6-hour “film” OJ: Made in America. I loved both docs but considering Edelman’s OJ was more of a docu-miniseries that maybe should have won some Emmys instead of an Oscar, I By Kathleen • Feb 27, 2017 09:15 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Chris Pine’s cardigan vest I know people who have it bad for Chris Pine. This has not been my experience. That’s not to say I can’t with Chris Pine. But that I’ve never actually felt one way or another about him. When I see Chris Pine, my reaction, almost always, is By Lainey • Jan 20, 2017 03:13 pm
Amazingness A Wrinkle in Time wins If you don’t know what the Mannequin Challenge is, you probably haven’t been on social media in weeks. You also haven’t been reading Maria’s social media roundups. We have the Mannequin Challenge to thank for a mini Destiny’s Child reunion, Adele in a Western, proving By Kathleen • Nov 16, 2016 12:31 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ava DuVernay keeps working Ava DuVernay attended the Academy’s Governors Awards on Saturday night. She is a member of the Academy, directors’ branch. Last year she challenged Michael Mann for a seat on the Board of Governors. As you know, she has been one of the most vocal crusaders for change in the By Lainey • Nov 14, 2016 11:52 am
Ava DuVernay Intro for October 11, 2016 Dear Gossips, “It’s just words.” Is it ever “just” words? What can be achieved by words? What is the damage that can be done by “just” words? I read an interview the other day, before “it’s just words” became an excuse, at The Atlantic with director Ava DuVernay. By Lainey • Oct 11, 2016 09:49 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Scarjo’s headband Scarlett Johansson is shooting Rock That Body at JFK airport in New York. It’s about a group of female friends on a stag weekend and sh-t goes sideways. If I had to guess I’d say this is the scene where Scarjo, presumably the bride, is saying goodbye to By Lainey • Oct 03, 2016 03:41 pm
Oprah Winfrey Ava’s 3 drafts Ava DuVernay at the premiere of Queen Sugar last night. The show begins on OWN September 6 and 7; back in July, Kathleen wrote about making this series appointment television. Queen Sugar is about three siblings who reunite to manage their father’s sugar cane farm, adapted by Ava from By Lainey • Aug 30, 2016 11:32 am
TV Updates Ava Duvernay’s Queen Sugar If you need proof that we are in the golden era of television, look no further than the new trailer for Ava DuVernay’s upcoming TV series Queen Sugar. It stars True Blood’s Rutina Wesley and unknowns Dawn-Lyen Gardner and Kofi Siriboe as siblings who reunite after their family By Kathleen • Jul 22, 2016 12:02 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ava DuVernay to direct epic 70s fashion film When Ava DuVernay books a new job, I swell with pride like I know her personally. I don’t. She’s just my imaginary mentor/ bestie. So when news broke this week that Ava would be directing The Battle of Versailles, a film about the real-life epic fashion showdown between By Kathleen • Mar 24, 2016 03:58 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ava DuVernay goes full-Disney None of this half-Disney Marvel sh*t, Ava DuVernay has decided that if she’s going work for a corporate machine, she’s going to work for Disney itself, the corporatiest, machiniest one of all. Yesterday Deadline reported that DuVernay will direct an adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s A By Sarah • Feb 24, 2016 10:22 am
Ava DuVernay Ava DuVernay and “diversity” Ava DuVernay has been at Sundance, visible and accessible just as all of Hollywood is focusing on #OscarsSoWhite and the criticism of not only the Academy Awards but also of big machine entertainment overall. As you know, Ava directed Selma which was nominated for Best Picture but ignored in other By Lainey • Jan 27, 2016 11:04 am
