The Rise of Resistance Cinema in the Era of Trump

The rise of resistance cinema in the era of Trump

By Mark Leydorf, Bloomberg News A year ago, a passionate woman of color found her voice and took on an older, white carnival barker who was stoking bigotries to seize unchecked power. I’m not talking about Kamala Harris, but Elphaba Thropp from the box-office smash “Wicked.” The Democratic nominee for president was unable to defy gravity in the end, but over in Oz, the battle is still raging. When we last saw Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) at the cliff…

The rise of resistance cinema in the era of Trump

Mark Leydorf Bloomberg News (TNS) A year ago, a passionate woman of color found her voice and took on an older, white carnival barker who was stoking bigotries to seize unchecked power. I’m not talking about Kamala Harris, but Elphaba Thropp from the box-office smash “Wicked.” The Democratic nominee for president was unable to defy gravity in the end, but over in Oz, the battle is still raging. When we last saw Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) at the cli…

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