Lauren Ridloff – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

WEEK IN WOMEN: NYWIFT celebrates 2023 Muse Awards — Brandy McDonnell Reports

March 29, 2023April 7, 2023 Brandy McDonnell 2023 Muse Awards, Arianna Bocco, cynthia lopez, Danielle Brooks, Deborah Chow, Enid Roth Award, Freida Pinto, Janet Yang, Lauren Ridloff, loreen arbus, Maria Hinojosa, Nancy Malone Directing Award, nywift, Sandra Lee, Sharon Stone

New York Women in Film & Television hosted its 42nd Muse Awards at its annual gala lunch held on March 28 at New York’s Cipriani 42nd Street. Celebrating women of vision and achievement, the lunchtime gala is New York Women in Film & Television’s flagship fundraising event, attended by leading executives from every major studio, broadcast and cable network and film production facility. This year’s Muse Awards honorees include actors Freida Pinto and Sharon Stone, IFC Films President Arianna Bocco, television personality Sandra Lee and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Janet Yang.

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ETERNALS – Review by Ashanti OMkar

November 8, 2021December 17, 2021 Ashanti OMkar angelina jolie, chloe zhao, eternals, gemma chan, Lauren Ridloff, marvel, mcu, Salma Hayak

Eternals is a win for all minorities who never got to see ourselves as heroes. As a child, living in Nigeria, I watched Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on repeat. While I loved it, I remember asking my parents why there was no one who looked like me.

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ETERNALS – Review by Susan Granger

November 2, 2021December 17, 2021 Susan Granger angelina jolie, chloe zhao, eternals, gemma chan, Lauren Ridloff, marvel, mcu, Salma Hayak

As the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) expands to include some 26 interconnected movies, more and more superheroes emerge. And this latest entry is directed by Oscar-winner Chloe Zhao (Nomadland) with an emphasis on eclectic diversity and familial inclusion.

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SPOTLIGHT November 2021: Lauren Ridloff, Actress, ASL Teacher and Cultural Heroine

October 31, 2021October 31, 2021 Karen Peterson American Sign Language, ASL, Children of a Lesser God, deaf actor, eternals, Lauren Ridloff, Marlee Matlin, the walking dead

For Lauren Ridloff, the chance to perform on stage and screen and taking on a new starring role in Marvel’s Eternals, is not just an avenue for creative expression, but also gives her the space to open doors for others in the deaf community while also teaching the hearing community how to foster a more inclusive experience for everyone.

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ETERNALS – Review by Karen Peterson

October 27, 2021October 31, 2021 Karen Peterson angelina jolie, chloe zhao, eternals, gemma chan, Lauren Ridloff, marvel, mcu, Salma Hayak

Myth, legend, and theology come together like they never have before in Marvel’s newest entry, Eternals. Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao brings her intimate, personal style of storytelling to cinema’s most sprawling universe, introducing new characters and new ideas to the familiar franchise. Despite the action and the visual effects, there’s little to remind us that this is a Marvel movie. it serves as a curious addition to the collection and an exciting peek into the future of the franchise. It is a future more reflective of the world we live in, with grander ideas and new types of storytelling.