It’s imperative to have a wide array of Latinxes partaking in all disciplines. It’s evident that an illusion of inclusion in relation to Latinx people has permeated Hollywood over the past decade. The 92nd Academy Awards will air live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles at 5 p.m. Pacific on ABC. This theme is not particularly subtle, though beautifully wrought, in "Little Women," which has a much chattered-about "twist" ending that stomps whatever showy but empty garbage certain other clownier movies might come up with. And Lopez’s lack of a nomination speaks to a trend in Hollywood where sex no longer sells on the big screen, as we’re drowning in Disney reboots and comic-book sequels. Follow her on Twitter @AmandaMarcotte and sign up for her biweekly politics newsletter, Standing Room Only. SALON ® is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark of Salon.com, LLC. (Aside from “Roma,” which is set in Mexico with Spanish dialogue, those other films starred the likes of Sandra Bullock, Leonardo DiCaprio and Michael Keaton.) And it comes during a time, where (at 50) she’s soaring in every other aspect of her career, from selling out arenas during her “It’s My Party” tour to performing as the halftime act at this year’s Super Bowl. The absence of Latinx representation is a longstanding issue for the academy. The Oscars proved just how unhip they are by not honoring one of the most exciting performers of the past 12 months. We see that in the movies, as women's ability to make a living depends so wholly on the whims of fickle men. One interpretation of that ending is that Alcott was trolling a bit with it. All rights reserved. Grow your ARC team. There are other stories with commercial appeal in the best picture race. If the Academy Awards want to stay relevant, they don’t need to nominate every hit movie. Emphasis on "economic," because the driving question of both "Hustlers" and "Little Women," which are set more than 150 years apart, is one of money and how creative women … Ms. Lopez’s snub should show pundits and other observers how blatant the exclusion truly is, not only from the glitz of the red carpet, but more alarmingly, from the production pipeline as a whole. And here’s our email: letters@nytimes.com. A nomination for “Hustlers” would have been a boost for original storytelling. The scheme the strippers hatch plays out as more than an easy way to get money. Her other two living sisters, Meg and Amy, explicitly realize that they're probably never going to make it as artists and end up in marriages that viewers are meant to be discomfited by. Reproduction of material from any Salon pages without written permission is strictly prohibited. The heavily decorated Mexican directors Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro González Iñárritu and Guillermo del Toro — collectively referred to as “the Three Amigos” — have served as a flimsy Band-Aid to an industry that heralds their accomplishments as proof that everyone who matches their idea of Latinx is being celebrated. For a detailed guide on writing book reviews in the social sciences, please check the USC Libraries guide to "Organizing Your Social Science Research Paper," authored by Dr. Robert Labaree.. "Hustlers" is, if anything, even more cynical about money, art, and gender. There’s no use of Spanish-language dialogue or references to her abuela to make the point that she is a Nuyorican. Get book reviews on Amazon and Goodreads around your book launch. Oscar nomination announcements, otherwise known as the annual reminder that Hollywood is dominated by white guys with narcissistic and blinkered tastes, have come and gone. For, as readers of the book know, the original Alcott novel has a deeply unsatisfying ending, where the main character, Jo rejects marrying her beloved friend Laurie and then ends up marrying a crappy old man who is mean to her, while Laurie marries Jo's bratty younger sister Amy. 2. For her performance as an enterprising exotic dancer in Lorene Scafaria’s “Hustlers,” the Ms. Lopez earned some of the highest praise of her career. That’s what I need to teach my daughter, that aspect of it, that you can do it on your own.”. If “Hustlers” was about men, or directed by Scorsese, I find it hard to believe that it wouldn’t be among this year’s best picture nominees, and of course its star would be nominated. On the surface, these two movies may not seem to have much in common, beyond being ensemble films about women (which is unusual enough in itself). But ultimately, victimizing individual men is no way to get even for what men, as a class, do to women. But these movies are about women, a group that faces very real economic, legal, and social oppression, so I guess it's not as interesting as watching Joaquin Phoenix chew scenery. And stateside Latinx creators have been virtually erased both onscreen and behind the camera. For example, if Awkwafina had been nominated for “The Farewell,” she would have been the first Asian American actress ever recognized in the best actress race in the 92 years of the Academy Awards. Ramona, played by the Oscar-snubbed Jennifer Lopez, enjoys a spectacular opening scene that demonstrates the creativity and athleticism she pours into stripping, leaving the other strippers at the club in awe of her skills. But even if she had been nominated this year, no one person can or should shoulder all that responsibility. At the beginning of the movie, the strippers are flush in the heyday before the crash, when rich Wall Street types enjoyed showing off their wealth by dumping in on the strippers. Our Book Review Outlets database is an excellent platform for authors—from self-published independents to household names—to research and discover a spectrum of book review options. 5. This year was particularly brutal when it comes to the Academy overlooking the contributions of female directors, which particularly stung when Todd Phillips, an overprivileged whiner who directed the truly dumb "Joker", managed to snag a directing nomination.

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