Posts By Christian Toto

Stephen Colbert would have been fired long ago had he attacked the previous president as he has the current one.

His “c***holster” comment alone, which embraced the debunked Russia collusion …
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Actors train for years, sometimes decades, before starting their careers.

Others get their first gig in unconventional ways. The young lead in 2012’s “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” actress Quvenzhané …
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It’s a cinematic sin that Hollywood has yet to capture Harriet Tubman in a film all her own.

Larger than life, heroic beyond words, Tubman worked as a “conductor” on …
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Many connect Gary Sinise’s work on behalf of U.S. veterans to his role as Lt. Dan Taylor in “Forrest Gump.”

It’s understandable given the power of that performance and how …
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Matt Damon stepped on a #MeToo rake last year.

The “Suburbicon” star attempted to explore sexual assault allegations following Harvey Weinstein’s downfall. 

Big mistake.

At the time, Sen. Al Franken …
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Who saw this coming? Everyone who understands what makes many movie critics operate, that’s who.

“This” refers to film scribes skewering “The Best of Enemies,” a film recreating a remarkable …
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Indie filmmakers learn an ugly truth early in their careers.

Movies rarely, if ever, happen without a struggle. That’s assuming they make it to the big screen at all. How …
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You can’t recreate what happened in Durham, N.C. in 1971 without two powerhouse performances.

How do you convey a black activist winning over a Ku Klux Klan member with second-tier …
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We’ve come a long way from those dour DC Comics films.

You know the type. “The Dark Knight” trilogy. “Man of Steel.” The unwatchable “Suicide Squad.” They pretended superhero movies …
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Bill Riddick faced a near-impossible task in 1971.

His mission? Manufacture some racial harmony between a Southern black community and townfolk steeped in bigotry.

It’s a story too unbelievable …
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