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The 2011 role that almost gave Gary Oldman a breakdown
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (561+ words) Liam Gaughan is a film critic, journalist, and essayist with over 13 years of experience writing about television, cinema, and entertainment. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in journalism, Liam has written in-depth reviews, covered award seasons, attended festivals, interviewed talent,…...
John Lennon would have "engaged" with AI, his son claims
2+ mon, 9+ hour ago (323+ words) Director Steven Soderbergh has claimed that Sean Ono Lennon believes his father, John Lennon, would have been interested in AI. Soderbergh's latest project is a documentary, focusing on the final interview given by Lennon and Yoko Ono on December 8th, 1980, to…...
Why 'Young Hearts Run Free' is the best feminist song of the century
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (830+ words) It's 11pm on a Saturday night in the local bowling club, it's Elaine's 50th birthday, the music is loud, the prosecco is flowing, and suddenly, a shout of disco horns starts up from the DJ booth, and a pack of drunk middle-aged…...
Pixar chief says films are "not therapy" after LGBTQ+ backlash
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (281+ words) Pixar chief Pete Docter has claimed the company is "making a movie, not therapy, in response to the fact that LGBTQ+ scenes were reportedly cut from Elio." Docter was speaking in a new interview with The Wall Street Journal after…...
The "terrible" movie Clint Eastwood called "an affront to women"
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (531+ words) His name won't come to mind when you're thinking of Hollywood's definitive feminists, but Clint Eastwood nonetheless took a stand and defended women everywhere against a movie that he thought was demeaning and degrading to them in many ways. As…...
The writer Kathleen Hanna called "one of the most important"
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (262+ words) Before Kathleen Hanna was a musical force in the riot grrrl movement, she was a spoken word performer. Her pieces often addressed her own experiences with sexism and violence, during which her audiences were often a mix of those who…...
The uncomfortable truth about Brigitte Bardot - Far Out Magazine
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (882+ words) Brigitte Bardot has never been far from controversy. In the early days of her career, the French actor was controversial because, unwittingly, she became a vehicle for sexual revolution. Her controversy was emblematic of the good she did; she pioneered…...
How Queen Latifah introduced feminism into hip-hop
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (356+ words) In 1973, "The Big Apple" was being taken over by the infectious sounds of disco, funk, and soul, with every dancefloor throughout Manhattan filled with flamboyantly dressed people two-stepping in time to crystal clear guitars and 4/4 drums. To the untrained eye,…...
'Glad to be Gay': The subversive story of an LGBTQ punk gem
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (258+ words) While Stateside punk boasted a cohort of LGBTQ figures at the beginning of the 1970s" new wave, the UK counted few characters out and proud during the rock underground"s insurrectionary flash bang. Principal Buzzcocks songwriter and frontman Pete Shelley was…...
The rare Rolling Stones song that treats women with respect
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (896+ words) Dale Maplethorpe is a music enthusiast with a background in law. He has worked in journalism for five years and during that period has raised awareness about grassroots venues, supported indie artists and forcefully tried to push his love of…...