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“Charlie’s Angels” was a 70’s-era TV show about three beautiful women who leverage their smarts and sexualities to fight crime, doing the bidding of an invisible and omnipotent male boss, named Charlie. Over forty years later, can “Charlie’s Angels” ever be strong enough to rip themselves free of the bonds of the patriarchy? That is,…
It’s burning hot outside and world news couldn’t be worse. So let’s go to the movies. The Forward has compiled a list of all of the remotely popcorn-friendly movies that have come out or will come out this summer. We’ll tell you what we thought, what we expect, and of course, anything Jewish you should…
Like so many American Jews this weekend, I flocked to the movie theater to see one of the greatest films of the year: “Pitch Perfect 3.” Yes, watching the grand finale of the a capella film franchise was the most fun I have ever had in my entire life. I strongly recommend it to you…
Long has a cappella asked: do people want to hear 13 people with no instruments perform a song made famous by one person with instruments? Today, the trailer for the third movie in the “Pitch Perfect” franchise answers once again, “Kind of!…If the people are hot and the voices are auto-tuned.” The third and final…
“Never say never,” said Justin Bieber ft. Jaden Smith once but how could Elizabeth Banks have known that he was speaking directly to her? In a tweet last night, Banks addressed the remarks she made while collecting an award for women in filmmaking. She criticized Steven Spielberg for “never” having made a movie with a…
Elizabeth Banks, the actress-producer-director phenom who broke box office records as director of the second “Pitch Perfect” movie, criticized director Steven Spielberg this week for his refusal to make movies starring women. Collecting an award for women in filmmaking, Banks, who is known for her icy wit and multi-hyphenate talent, spoke about the importance of…
A loud-mouthed, curvy Jewish comedian playing Barbie? Like the first woman president, it was just too good to be true this time around. Comedian, actress, and role model Amy Schumer has pulled out of Sony’s live-action Barbie movie earlier this week due to “scheduling conflicts.” “I’m bummed,” said Schumer, who was slated to re-work part…
Elizabeth Banks will be making her directorial debut with “Pitch Perfect 2.” According to the Hollywood Reporter, the actress who co-starred in and produced the original 2012 hit, will reprise her role as commentator Gail. Acabelieve it. RT @THR: Exclusive: Elizabeth Banks to Direct ‘Pitch Perfect 2’ http://t.co/ff0T5OyMyo ampmdash; Elizabeth Banks (@ElizabethBanks) January 27, 2014…
