Kristen Lopez joined TheWrap as Film Editor in 2022. She has been a pop culture essayist, critic, and editor whose articles have appeared at Variety, MTV, TCM, and Roger Ebert. She was previously the TV Editor for IndieWire where she was nominated for a SoCal Journalism Award and National Journalism Award by the LA Press Club. She is the author of “But Have You Read the Book: 52 Literary Gems That Inspired Our Favorite Films.” A California native, Kristen was raised in a small suburb near Sacramento and graduated with a Masters in English from CSU Sacramento. She is the creator of the classic film podcast, Ticklish Business.
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Anthony Ramos to Lead ‘Bob the Builder’ Animated Feature for Mattel Films
Jennifer Lopez, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Benny Medina for Nuyorican Productions will co-produce
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Netflix Won’t Release Halle Berry Sci-Fi Film ‘The Mothership’
The film, written and directed by Matt Charman, was in post-production and never completed
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Bill Skarsgard Thriller ‘Boy Kills World’ Lands at Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions
The film also stars Jessica Rothe, Famke Janssen and Michelle Dockery
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Ted Sarandos Avoids Talking About Scott Stuber’s Exit, Says Studio Will Continue to Prioritize Original Films
“Fans don’t care about budgets or windows, they just want a movie they love,” the co-CEO says
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Why ‘Dìdi’ Director Sean Wang Has Skateboarding Videos to Thank for His Filmmaking Career | Video
Sundance 2024: “I identified as a skater and I didn’t consider what I was doing to be filmmaking,” Wang tells TheWrap
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Oscars Diversity Report: 2024 Nominations Show Strides in Native and Black Representation
Despite major snubs, women and performers of color had a lot to celebrate
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Behind Scott Stuber’s Netflix Exit: A Battle Over Theatrical and Costly Disappointments
The chairman of Netflix Films frequently pushed for longer theatrical windows, including an experiment for “Glass Onion” that failed to happen
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‘Love Me’ Wins Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize for Science-Themed Movies
Sundance 2024: Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun star in the futuristic love story
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Norman Jewison, Oscar-Nominated Director of ‘In the Heat of the Night,’ Dies at 97
Jewison also directed “Fiddler on the Roof” and “Moonstruck”
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‘Black Box Diaries’ Director Shiori Ito Says She Feels ‘Powerful’ Now That Doc About Her Own Sexual Assault Is Out | Video
Sundance 2024: The documentary charts her emotional and physical healing coming forward as a rape survivor
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‘A Different Man’ Review: Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson Effectively Sell This Duel of Disability
Sundance 2024: Aaron Schimberg’s latest is an intriguing blend of drama, dark comedy and body horror
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Sundance 2024 Portrait Gallery: Kieran Culkin, Riley Keough and Justice Smith Hit TheWrap’s Studio
Laura Linney, Saoirse Ronan and Julia Fox are also photographed by Jeff Vespa at TheWrap’s Sundance studio presented by NFP
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‘American Society of Magical Negroes’ Star Justice Smith Says Movie Is ‘Stretching the Monolith of Black Art’ | Video
Sundance 2024: “This system is so layered and the way we’ve metabolized it is so complex,” Smith tells TheWrap
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‘Never Look Away’ Director Lucy Lawless Says Photojournalist Margaret Moth’s Story ‘Possessed’ Her | Video
Sundance 2024: “She ought to be legendary,” Lawless tells TheWrap
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‘Girls State’ Directors Wanted to Tell a ‘Post-Roe’ Story: ‘How Are Young Women Finding Their Political Voice’ | Video
Sundance 2024: “We hoped we would be surprised and we were,” Amanda McBaine tells TheWrap
