1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (398+ words) Exploiting racism has been a profitable strategy in Hollywood since the dawn of filmmaking: 111 years ago, D.W. Griffith’s film “The Birth of a Nation” was incredibly popular and influential, while also being so racist that it was considered controversial even in…...

2+ mon, 23+ hour ago   (380+ words) Television creatives and executives have pledged to increase racial diversity on and off screen for years. But whether it makes a difference in viewers’ actual feelings and reactions toward race and class has long been a question. Depictions of classism…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (177+ words) “Obsession,” this year’s hit indie horror film, opened to audiences made up of 60% Black, Latino and Asian filmgoers. “Backrooms” drew an audience comprised of 62% minority groups. “Michael” drew in 75% and “Scary Movie” topped the list with 76%. White audiences have stopped…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (594+ words) There’s a good chance you’ve never actually seen a film from a woman’s point of view. For decades, mainstream storytelling has been shaped by a largely masculine narrative logic: linear progression, cause and effect, escalating stakes, resolution. It is clean,…...