Lisa Sanchez

Films That Must Be Acknowledged So #OscarsSoWhite Doesn’t Happen Again

The reaction to the 87th Academy Awards in 2015 was swift, truthful, and best encapsulated in the #OscarsSoWhite hashtag. The 87th Academy Awards lacked diversity, but the 2017 Oscar nominees are slightly less white. However, that doesn’t mean that black and brown actors, directors, and writers will get the credit they deserve. The 89th Academy […]

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Bill Paxton’s Top 10 Best Roles Of All Time

Bill Paxton, star of Twister, Aliens, and Big Love, died February 25 at the age of 61 after complications from surgery. Paxton left behind an expansive career filled with diverse characters, memorable scenes, and classic moments in film history. As Gizmodo reported, Paxton is one of only two actors to be killed on-screen by an […]

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Foreign Language Oscar Nominees Take A Stand Against “Fanaticism” In U.S.

Foreign language Oscar-nominated directors have written against the climate of fanaticism in the United States. Tonight, the 89th Academy Awards will be held to award outstanding performers and directors in their category. Although it is meant to be a night of praise, six foreign language directors decided to bring attention to the cultural climate in […]

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George Takei Talks About Remembrance Day And The Damage Of Executive Orders

George Takei, a Japanese-American actor and activist, wrote a gripping op-ed for CNN to commemorate Remembrance Day. Remembrance Day, also known as Day of Remembrance, is designed to commemorate the struggle of Japanese-Americans when they were forced from their homes during World War II and placed in internment camps in the United States. When he […]

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John McCain Mugs For The Press, But He Remains Ineffective

Senator John McCain has made numerous T.V. appearances to speak out against President Donald Trump, a fellow republican. Although McCain may seem like he’s bucking the republican party by vocally opposing Trump, the 80-year-old senator’s actions don’t match his words. McCain has been a vocal opponent of Trump since the president hit the campaign trail […]

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Twitter Reacts To Donald Trump’s Fake Sweden Terror Attack

During a Saturday rally in Florida, President Donald Trump alluded to a terrorist attack in Sweden during his remarks. However, there was no Sweden terrorist attack in recent days or recent years. While talking about refugees policies in Europe, Trump used Germany and Sweden as examples of countries that had been burdened by an abundance […]

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Leslie Jones As Donald Trump Is The SNL Gender Swap Skit You’ve Been Waiting For

Leslie Jones wants to play Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live and nothing is going to stop her, not her appearance or her gender. The latest episode of SNL featured the Ghostbusters star studying Trump for a meta-skit about Jones’ journey to play the president. Alec Baldwin has played Trump since the 2016 presidential election […]

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Watch: Elizabeth Warren, Jeff Sessions, Featured On Politics-Packed SNL Episode

Kate McKinnon played both Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and newly-approved Attorney General Jeff Sessions during the most recent episode of Saturday Night Live. McKinnon as Warren made an appearance on SNL after the senator was famously silenced in the Senate for reading Coretta Scott King’s letter rebuking Jeff Sessions. Warren wasted no time grilling “Weekend […]

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Who Voted For Jeff Sessions? Attorney General Confirmed Amid Racism Allegations

Jeff Sessions was officially confirmed as attorney general in a vote conducted Wednesday evening. The vote was expected to be split along party lines with a Republican-majority Senate, but one lone Democrat voted in favor of Sessions, Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia. Sessions’ confirmation comes after weeks of heated debate against the former […]

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Watch: Best Superbowl 2017 Ads: Time For Melissa McCarthy To Rock Your World

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dQ9a5EFZeI It’s time for Melissa McCarthy to shine in her new Kia ad, which will be shown during Super Bowl 51 this evening. The Kia commercial puts McCarthy in ridiculous physical challenges while highlighting the environmentally friendly Kia Niro model. McCarthy, an Emmy-award winning actress, flexes her physical comedy chops in the Super Bowl 2017 […]

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Watch: Melissa McCarthy’s Epic Sean Spicer Impersonation On Saturday Night Live

Melissa McCarthy blasted White House press secretary Sean Spicer during last night’s Saturday Night Live episode. McCarthy played Spicer as an over-the-top, angry, petulant man with little regard for the press, their questions, or reality itself. When McCarthy started talking in her Spicer costume, the crowd didn’t seem to realize who she was until a […]

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Donald Trump Supreme Court Pick Neil Gorsuch Founded ‘Fascism Forever’ Club

Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, Neil Gorsuch, founded a “Fascism Forever” club in high school, which has caused many people to pay more attention to the Supreme Court nominee. Trump announced Gorsuch’s nomination on February 1, a controversial demonstration after Trump’s tumultuous first two weeks in office. According to the Daily Mail, Gorsuch formed the […]

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Twitter Reacts To Steve Bannon’s Immgration Policy, Starts #StopPresidentBannon Hashtag

Twitter erupted with the hashtag #StopPreidentBannon over the weekend after President Donald Trump’s chief strategist was elevated to a position in the National Security Council (NSC). The position change, coupled with Bannon’s influence in the White House, led citizens to voice their concern via Twitter with #StopPresidentBannon. According to Time, Bannon was granted a position […]

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Thought Police: Trump White House Wants To Confiscate Cellphones From Foreign Nationals

After his immigration executive order, President Donald Trump wants to ask foreign nationals to disclose their cellphone contacts and any social media or websites they visit frequently. Trump’s cellphone consideration falls in line with his proposed “extreme vetting” of people originating from Muslim majority countries. According to CNN, White House policy director Stephen Miller spoke […]

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World Tensions Increase: Iran Bans US Citizens From Entering Country In Response To President Trump’s Refugee Ban

Iran has declared it will ban United States citizens from entering the country in response to President Trump’s announcement that he will ban immigrants and refugees from seven middle eastern countries. According to CNN, Trump’s executive order, which was signed Friday, banned over 134 million people from entering the United States. Trump specifically targeted emigres […]

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Performers, Parade, Protests, How To Watch: Everything You Need To Know About Donald Trump’s Inauguration

Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States on January 20, celebrated by numerous performers and an inauguration parade, but it will also face significant groups of protesters. Although the inauguration ceremony takes place on January 20, the inauguration festivities extend from January 19 to January 21. Thursday’s Wreath Laying […]

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Donald Trump Inauguration Drama: ‘Dreamgirls’ Jennifer Holliday Receives Death Threats, B Street Band Cancels Performance, Democrats Boycott

The days leading up to Donald Trump’s inauguration as 45th president of the United States prove increasingly difficult as more performers cancel their inauguration performances, including Jennifer Holliday and the B Street Band, and more Democrats refuse to attend Trump’s inauguration. Trump’s inauguration has faced numerous problems booking performers, including the Radio City Rockettes. The […]

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Representative John Lewis Honors Martin Luther King Jr. In Touching Twitter Tribute

https://rumble.com/embed/vf6m2/ John Lewis, the representative for Georgia’s fifth congressional district and a civil rights activist, honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for the civil rights leader’s eponymous holiday. Lewis worked closely with King during the most tumultuous years of the civil rights movement in the early 1960s. Lewis and King were both considered some of […]

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Donald Trump’s Disrespect For John Lewis May Be The Worst Fight That He’s Ever Picked

Donald Trump took a swipe at U.S. Representative John Lewis on Friday and insulted Lewis’s congressional district as “crime infested” and “falling apart.” Although insults are common for Trump, the president-elect insulted Lewis, a well-respected civil rights leader, a large southern metropolitan area, and widened the cultural divide between Trump and his future constituents. Trump’s […]

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How Saturday Night Live Is Meta Trolling Donald Trump

The most recent upside of Saturday Night Live featured another skit of Donald Trump portrayed by Alec Baldwin, but in 2017, SNL doesn’t have a reason to pull any punches when it comes to trolling President-elect Trump. With Trump’s upcoming inauguration, SNL has embraced the knowledge that Trump watches the show and the cast use […]

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