Make better movies.
Make original movies.
Make diverse movies.
Make queer movies.
Hire more women, POC and queer creatives.
I can go on.
Hollywood had a horrible summer. Studio executives point their fingers at a review website. nyti.ms/2eOLLQb
Gerrick Kennedy
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Gerrick Kennedy
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- Seeing lots of video of Drake getting boo’d at Camp Flog. It sucks because Tyler books this festival himself. The lineup reflects his personal tastes and these are artists he usually has relationships with (Tyler asked Drake to do it as a favor). The disrespect is astounding.
- This the Blackest tweet I’ve seen in some time.
- Beyonce said fuck the convo, lemme remove the sample entirely 😂
- Usher opting to execute a set that focused squarely on a bygone era of showmanship is why he’s in a league of his own. The mic was on. No track. A skate sequence. Fluid choreography. He took his time onstage and it was exquisite. #Usher #SuperBowl
- The absurdity of how many of you lean on No Jumper, DJ Akademiks, Shaderoom, Neighborhood Talk, etc. for news is wild and shameful.
- Will we ever get to a place where *everyone* understands that Beyonce is a phenomenal scholar when it comes music theory?Robert Randolph, who plays steel guitar on Beyoncé's "16 Carriages," talked to Rolling Stone about being recruited to play on the song. More details from inside the studio session: rollingstone.com/music/music-fe…
- You can always tell which celeb keeps TMZ in its back pocket. Always. TMZ is so easily bought….and at this point the general public can sniff it out. Not sure this framing is gonna stick all things consideredAngelina Jolie is on a smear campaign against Brad Pitt, hashing and rehashing the same allegations she's made for years -- allegations that have fallen flat with authorities -- this according to sources close to Brad. tmz.com/2022/10/05/bra…
- Sorry, calling $200-$300 left over after bills “comfortably middle class” is diabolical.I’m confused. She said she paid all her bills and still has 2-300 left over. But claims she’s living WORSE than paycheck to paycheck? Does she know what that phrase means? I’m convinced a large swath of white Americans believe they’re poor when they’re actually comfortably middle
- The budget for Wonka was $125 million…but it gets framed as having a charming opening, meanwhile a Marvel film gets the best opening weekend for a Black female director and it was eviscerated as a flop. Wild.#Wonka, a fantasy musical starring Timothée Chalamet as the eccentric chocolatier, charmed in its box office debut, collecting $39 million over the weekend. tinyurl.com/2f7hxsf5
Readers added context they thought people might want to knowReaders added context"The Marvels", according to Forbes, cost over $270 million to make: google.com/amp/s/www.forb… And only made $8 million more than Wonka on their first weekend, the worst open for the MCU franchise so far: google.com/amp/s/amp.theg… - Hope Lani know we about to act a fool when this joint drops tonite.It ain’t even out yet and they singin “All Me” word for word let’s go @bbnoodz @Kehlani #dropthesongkehlani
00:00 - Didn’t think I’d be agreeing with DL Hughley in 2022 but hey!D.L Hughley got the best take on this Kanye West, Kim K, and Pete Davidson situation.
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