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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The Best Movies of 2023 So Far
From “Oppenheimer” to “Saltburn” and beyond, it’s been a great year for cinema
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Roger Ross Williams Had to Prepare ‘Cassandro’ Real-Life Subject for Artistic License: ‘It Wasn’t a Documentary’
TheWrap magazine: “This is a deeply emotional story of the love between a mother and a son, their isolation and loneliness,” the filmmaker says
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‘Hunger Games’ Star Rachel Zegler Talks Snow White and Being Starstuck by Viola Davis
“The second I stop having ‘pinch me’ moments, I’ve lost the joy and the gratitude that I have for what I’m able to do,” Zegler tells TheWrap
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Dua Lipa Breaks Down ‘Barbie’ Song of the Summer: ‘It Was Kind of a Jigsaw Puzzle’
The singer came onto the project after the melody for “Dance the Night” had already been written
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Has ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Sowed Distrust Between Warner Bros. and Creatives? | Analysis
Despite the studio’s about-face after spiking the $70 million David Green-directed film, the damage remains, say directors
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‘Wish’ Review: Disney Goes Back to Basics With Animated Musical
Ariana DeBose and Chris Pine are fabulous singing Julia Michael’s catchy tunes
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Rachel Zegler Took Inspiration From an Audrey Hepburn Classic for Her ‘Hunger Games’ Performance | Video
“There’s such an emphasis on performance in those movies. There was no spectacle back then,” Zegler told TheWrap
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Netflix Gets a Punch of Panache With the Revitalized Egyptian Theatre
After a $70 million renovation, the theater debuted last Thursday with a screening of David Fincher’s “The Killer”
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‘Napoleon’ Reviews Call Ridley Scott’s ‘Sumptuous’ and ‘Hilarious’ Epic ‘A Lot of Movie’
The film has received a mixed response, ranging from praising the look to questions about its the tone
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Restoration of John Wayne’s ‘The Searchers’ to Premiere at 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival
The theme of this year’s event focuses on crime films
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Is Jack Nicholson Really Retired? Director James L. Brooks Doesn’t Think So
The actor’s last role was 13 years ago in Brooks’ “How Do You Know?”
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SAG-AFTRA Board Approves Contract With 86% Vote, Fran Drescher Breaks Down Path to the Deal
Drescher and Duncan Crabtree-Ireland unpack key pieces of the $1 billion deal
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The State of 2024’s Blockbuster Release Dates After the Strike
Production can now start back up with a vengeance post-strike
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Disney’s Bob Iger Says Creative Slump in Film Slate Due to Emphasis on Quantity: ‘We Lost Some Focus’
“I’m mindful of the fact that our performance, from a quality perspective, wasn’t really up to the standards that we set for ourselves,” Iger says
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‘The Marvels’ Review: Iman Vellani Steals the Show in Weak MCU Team-Up
Nia DaCosta’s feature is a fun, colorful adventure with Brie Larson returning as Captain Marvel
