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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Kristen graduated with a Masters in English from CSU Sacramento
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The 12 Best Movies You Might Have Missed in 2023
From “The Haunted Mansion” to “Magic Mike’s Last Dance,” these are the movies to catch up on this year
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Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’ Goes ‘Inside the Story’ of Caste System Suffering in New Trailer | Video
Aujanue Ellis-Taylor stars in the loose adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s book
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Olivia Wilde and LuckyChap’s ‘Naughty’ Acquired by Universal
“Cocaine Bear” screenwriter Jimmy Warden will pen the holiday comedy
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‘The Color Purple’ Filmmaking Team on the Delicate Balance of Musical Sequences and Dramatic Scenes | How I Did It
“You don’t feel like you’re stopping a dialogue scene and starting a music scene,’” says editor Jon Poll
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How ‘Barbie’ Hairstylist Ivana Primorac Found the Perfect Shade of Blonde
TheWrap magazine: The challenge lay with the backgrounds and sets, which could alter how the camera picked up Margot Robbie’s hair
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‘Barbie’ Costume Designer Says Weird Barbie’s Look Comes From a Child’s Point-of-View
TheWrap magazine: “I wanted to make it multidimensional so that you could look at it (as a) child,” Jacqueline Durran says
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‘Barbie’ Editor Nick Huoy Describes Cut Scene of Ken Fighting a Bear
TheWrap magazine: “We had so much more that was really funny, but you gotta get through it quicker for the sake of the narrative,” Nick Huoy says
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‘Barbie’ Production Designers Created Kendom by Imagining ‘Your Worst Younger Brother’
TheWrap magazine: “It was quite tricky for us to get into Kendom, initially,” Katie Spencer says
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American Girl Movie in the Works From Mattel Films, Paramount and Temple Hill Entertainment
The movie, based on the popular doll line, will be directed and written by Lindsey Anderson Beer
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Dua Lipa Approached Writing ‘Dance the Night’ as If She Was Scoring the Scene | How I Did It
“It’s very different when you’re writing to picture,” Lipa tells TheWrap of her approach to the “Barbie” dance anthem
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The Best Film Performances of 2023
Margot Robbie, Emma Stone and Michael Fassbender were some of the acting MVPs this year
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Dennis Ruh, Head of European Film Market, Steps Down as Berlinale Shakeup Continues
The latest change comes just months after the artistic and executive directors left the German film festival
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2023 Black List Scripts Include Takes on the ‘Spider-Man’ Broadway Fiasco, Country Legend Patsy Cline
The list celebrates the best unproduced scripts of the year
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Marvel Settles ‘Spider-Man’ and ‘Doctor Strange’ Copyright Lawsuits
This is the last of five lawsuits between Marvel and the estates of comic creators, including Spidey artist Steve Ditko and Stan Lee’s brother Larry Lieber
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Lily Gladstone Uses ‘Flower Moon’ Acceptance Speech to Ask When Native-Made Film ‘Fancy Dance’ Will Get Distribution
Gladstone called the film “The best work I feel like I’ve ever done”
