Disney to Turn "Mulan" Into Live-Action Film

By Monique on Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Sometimes, Disney underwhelms me, what with the lackluster Alice in Wonderland live-action Tim Burton movie (which gave us the eye-searing sequence of Johnny Depp’s Mad Hatter break dancing for no DOGGONE reason).

Then there are times when Disney will surprise me. First, it was with their announcement of animated film Moana. Now it’s with their announcement that animated classic (and one of my all-time favorites) Mulan will become a live-action film. My reaction to this news is the same reaction Mulan and co. had to Shang lifting those clay pots in the air with his staff, only to smash them with eloquence and precision. (Hence, the cover picture for this post.)

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"Selena": Remembering the Singer Through the Iconic Biopic

By Monique on Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Today is the anniversary of Selena Quintanilla-Perez’s death. My relationship with Selena and her music is a lot like how I came to Aaliyah—after she died.

Trevor Noah Tapped as the New Host of The Daily Show

By Monique on Monday, March 30, 2015

How fun was it to wake up today and read that Trevor Noah is taking over The Daily Show? Hooray!

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Deadline Offers Apology for "Ethnic Castings" Post

By Monique on Monday, March 30, 2015

Deadline was raked across the coals for its “ethnic castings” post written by Nellie Andreeva. The post made everyone upset (with “upset” being an understated description of the actual anger that the post caused). You can see what I wrote about the post here.

A Tale of Two Messiahs: Jesus Is Back on Television (and isn't White)

By Monique on Monday, March 30, 2015

There’s going to be a lot of Jesus going around this Easter. Jesus, his death, and the aftermath will be discussed and dramatized at length in the National Geographic miniseries Killing Jesus and NBC’s A.D.—The Bible Continues.

I actually don’t prescribe to watching any interpretations of Jesus’ life, because I think everyone gets it wrong —we don’t know a lot about the historical Jesus and folks use the idea of Jesus to promote racial and cultural heresies. For instance, the idea that Jesus is somehow an Anglo-Saxon. But in the aformentioned Jesus offerings, neither actor portraying the Son of God is white. One of them wasn’t even raised Christian.

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MOC Monday: The Filharmonic

By Monique on Monday, March 30, 2015

There’s no rule you can’t have more than one guy as the MOC Monday, right? Besides, this is my website; I can do what I want, right?

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"The Following": Michael Ealy Discusses His Serial Killer Character Theo

By Monique on Monday, March 30, 2015

Michael Ealy is known for playing the good guy or the guy that you’d want to take home to meet your mom, but there are rare occasions when he’s played the guy you’d never want to meet. On today’s The Following, we’re finally introduced to his character, Theo. As you can expect from a show like The Following, Ealy’s playing a bad guy. A serial killer, to be exact.

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Casting News: More TV and Movie Roles! (EAT IT, DEADLINE!)

By Monique on Friday, March 27, 2015

The title says it all, doesn’t it? Nellie Andreeva needs to go sit somewhere. Anyways, here’s the latest round of TV and movie castings and news:

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ICYMI: This Week in Blogs

By Monique on Friday, March 27, 2015

Here are this week’s blogs posts I’ve read this week:

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#DearNativeYouth Provides Support, Inspiration on Twitter

By Monique on Friday, March 27, 2015

One hashtag that I’m not sure got a lot of airtime is #DearNativeYouth. The hashtag provides an outlet for support, inspiration, and positivity to reach Native kids.

Month: March 2015