Tag Archives: Lupita Nyong’o

Three New Reasons to Get Excited for “Star Wars Episode VII”

Actors, Movies June 2, 2014 shawty007

Twitter and Deadline confirm, Lupita Nyong’O and Gwendoline Christie have joined the cast of the upcoming Star Wars film. We reported last month that writer/director J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan had teased that, despite a full casting announcement, further announcements had yet to be made. Of course, his video sparked speculation again that previous rumors about Zac Efron’s participation in the movie might be correct after all. Unfortunately, Efron’s casting is not to be, but we’re definitely more pumped to hear confirmation that the brilliant,…

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What the 86th Academy Awards Tell Us About 2014

Editorial March 4, 2014 shawhamp

Facebook is still reeling with posts about the 86th Academy Awards on Sunday night, but ultimately, we can say this about the 2014 Oscars… It felt like more than ever this years Oscars was a representation of where our society is heading as a whole. There were high moments, there were low moments, but all in all, they were Oscar moments, and as 2014 is still in it’s youth, it looks like this year’s Academy Awards is a good basis to predict what the rest…

And This Is How You Do 2014

Television March 3, 2014 shawhamp 1 Comment

The 86th Academy Awards didn’t disappoint last night. This year was great for movies and people everywhere just weren’t exactly certain who to put their money on for Best Actor, Best Actress, or Best Film. The 2014 Oscars were a little lower key than most people wanted, but I wouldn’t go so far as to say anyone was disappointed with the results. It was the year of the Selfies, the photobombs were plentiful, Ellen Degeneres ordered pizza for everyone and Brad Pitt helped hand out…

This Oscar Nominee Has More Than Just Looks and Talent

Actors, Movies, Other Stuff January 23, 2014 shawty007

Lupita Nyong’o is currently up for an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her part in 12 Years A Slave. But this brilliant young women has more to recommend her than just her mad acting skills. The actress has proved herself on multiple occasions and interviews to be compassionate, empathetic and extremely eloquent. Check out some of her interviews here! (Gif credit to tumblr user identitet)