Claudette Johnson: "It’s good to know that there will be another story being told about women, Black women, Black people, that counters some of the stories that Gauguin, for example, told." - The New York Times
She says it's time to retire: "The emphasis becomes not on the art or the artist or the storytelling. It becomes about satisfying your stockholders." - Los Angeles Times
Not Barbie, though the summer was filled with tales of women leaving their boyfriends after suddenly understanding the patriarchy. Fair Play is an autumn break-up movie. - The New York Times
This is 2023: On TikTok, "dancers are particularly adept at moving like a machine’s version of a human. That helps creators ... capture more of what makes video games distinctive, weird and funny." - The New York Times
Davies, who won numerous awards with his semi-autobiographical work as well as the adaptation of Edith Wharton's House of Mirth, was working on a new film at the time of his death. - The Observer (UK)
Tired of bemoaning a lack of Latin@ folks in Hollywood, he "decided to create a pipeline for training California elementary and high school students to pursue careers in cinema: a nine-month, twice-weekly, 90-minute immersion program." It's working. - Los Angeles Times
