March For Our Lives protestors borrow a page from the ‘Three Billboards’ playbook

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A seemingly endless variety of signs were on display at the March For Our Lives this weekend, but look closely and you may have noticed a few common trends emerging.

One is the bright red sign with bold black text, sometimes accompanied by others like it and usually calling out specific individuals or institutions for their inaction in the face of tragedy. Like so:

Six billboards#MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/MudG0YLwTk

— Michael Del Moro (@MikeDelMoro) March 24, 2018

Four Billboards Outside Washington D.Cpic.twitter.com/4jNq6iSjvT

— Kat Gluesenkamp (@katgluesenkamp) March 23, 2018 Read more…

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Frances McDormand wins Oscar for best actress, honors all women in film in ultra-powerful moment

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“If I fall over pick me up, because I’ve got some things to say,” Frances McDormand began in her acceptance speech for Best Actress at the Oscars.

It’s been a simultaneously traumatic and empowering year for women in film. And McDormand didn’t shy away from addressing the current climate in Hollywood — both in her prescient performance, and on the night of her big win itself.

She put down her coveted trophy for “perspective,” she said, opening up her arms to the audience and asking, “If I may be so honored: Can I have all the female nominees stand up with me?”  Read more…

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Activists use ‘Three Billboards’ to make a powerful point about Grenfell Tower fire in London

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Activists in London recreated an iconic scene from Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri to draw attention to what they say is a lack of progress made in the investigation since the Grenfell Tower fire, which killed 71 people in June 2017. 

Three billboards—identical in colour, and design to those in the film—were spotted across London on Thursday morning. 

The words “71 dead.” “And, still no arrests?” “How come?” were emblazoned across the three red roving billboards which were spotted at locations throughout the UK capital, including Parliament Square, home of the UK government.  Read more…

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All the reasons why ‘Three Billboards’ won’t win Best Picture

Kicking off a series of Best Picture Debates, Collider’s Mark Ellis (@markellislive) and Clint Gage (@clintgage) debate the chances of Martin McDonagh’s latest winning Best Picture. Does the socially conscious drama have a chance?
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‘Three Billboards’ wins Globes’ Best Picture but not everyone’s happy about it

Taking out one of the two top gongs for the Golden Globes, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri has won this year’s Best Picture: Drama.
Voted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the film trumped Call Me By Your Name, Dunkirk, The Post, …

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