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Ranking the films of Richard Linklater so far

Earlier today, Amy Schumer called out Glamour for including her in a bonus issue about “plus-size” women without her permission.
“I think there’s nothing wrong with,” Schumer wrote in a post on Instagram. “Beautiful healthy women. Plus size is considered size 16 in America. I go between a size 6 and an 8. @glamourmag put me in their plus size only issue without asking or letting me know and it doesn’t feel right to me. Young girls seeing my body type thinking that is plus size? What are your thoughts? Mine are not cool glamour not glamourous.”
The story appears in an edition of the magazine geared at women sizes 12 and up, done in partnership with the women’s clothing retailer Lane Bryant. In response to Schumer’s post, a Glamour spokesperson told People that they did not actually describe the actress as plus size: “The cover line on this special edition … simply says ‘Women Who Inspire Us,’ since we believe her passionate and vocal message of
Schumer has taken to twitter to continue to the dialogue. “Bottom line seems to be that we are done with these unnecessary labels which seem to be,” she tweeted.
She isn’t the only celebrity who has spoken out against the term “plus size.” Here, five more women who have articulated why the phrase has got to go.

Ashley Graham

This year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover girl (and self-proclaimed body activist) made headlines at SXSW last month when she argued that the term “plus size” should be retired. “I think the word plus-sized is totally outdated,” Graham said. “It shouldn’t be about labels… I don’t want to be called a label, I want to be called a model.”
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Melissa McCarthy

In an interview with Refinery29 last fall, the actress and fashion designer explained why she feels so frustrated when she hears her clothing line, Melissa McCarthy Seven7, referred to as a “plus-size” line:
“Women come in all sizes. Seventy percent of women in the United States are a size 14 or above, and that’s technically ‘plus size,’ so you’re taking your biggest category of people and telling them, ‘You’re not really worthy.’ I find that very strange,” she said. “I also find it very bad business. It doesn’t make a lot of sense numbers-wise. It’s like, if you open a restaurant and you say, ‘We’re primarily gonna serve people that don’t eat.’ It’s like, what? You would be nuts. Yet, people do it with clothing lines all the time, and no one seems to have a problem with it. I just don’t get why we always have to group everything into a good or bad, right or wrong category. I just think, if you’re going to make women’s clothing, make women’s clothing. Designers that put everyone in categories are over-complicating something that should be easy.”
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Meghan Trainor

Shortly after McCarthy’s interview was published, Trainor spoke to ELLE about her #OwnYourCurves collaboration with FullBeauty and explained why she also finds the label detrimental. “I’ve always hated the word ‘plus-size.’ It bugs me,” said the singer. “When I first signed up with FullBeauty, and I talked to them. I was like, ‘I don’t want to be labeled as this plus-sized girl coming in,’ and they said, ‘Absolutely not, we don’t like that term either.’ Which is why we like to say ‘full beauty’ [and] why I was immediately excited to work with them. Everything Melissa said is completely accurate. [They’re] a big part of our society, women who are size 14, and how are you going to criticize us? The word ‘plus-sized’ should be gone.”

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Robyn Lawley

Back in 2014, the model argued against “plus size” in an interview with Cosmopolitan Australia, noting that the distinction is unnecessary and forces curvy models into a smaller market

. “It’s ridiculous and derogatory—it puts women down and it puts a label on them,” she told the magazine. “Women It might have something to do with how much I love Everybody Wants Some, but I’m still thinking about Richard Linklater and his career to date. Yes, I touched on that a bit last week, and previously in 2014 when Boyhood was making its way through the awards season, but I’m not quite done just yet. There’s something about Linklater that has me constantly thinking about and re-evaluating his films. Interestingly enough, his flicks tend to be ones that lend themselves nicely to introspection/retrospection. In doing this, one of the things I’ve actually come up with is that he’s actually yet to make a bad movie, despite having a nearly 20 deep filmography. As such, it made perfect sense to rank his films today, showing you just how varied yet consistent he is as a director. It’s really quite something to behold, at least in my eyes…

As a reminder for those of you with memories on the shorter side, a bit once again about Everybody Wants Some. The movie looks at the first weekend at college for freshman pitcher Jake Bradford (Blake Jenner). We basically just follow him as he meets his teammates, including Glenn McReynolds (Tyler Hoechlin), Willoughby (Wyatt Russell), Billy Autry (Will Brittain), Dale Douglas (J. Quinton Johnson), and scene stealer Finnegan (Glen Powell), along with a potential special lady in Beverly (Zoey Deutsch). The group of guys bond while playing ball, competing in their off campus house, partying, and of course going out to bars in order to chase women. It’s a hang out picture, and a great one at that. Linklater writes and directs here, with the rest of the ensemble including Austin Amelio, Temple Baker, Jonathan Breck, Ryan Guzman, Tanner Kalina, Juston Street, Sophia Taylor Ali, and Forrest Vickery. Cinematography here is by Shane F. Kelly, with editing from Sandra Adair, both of whom help to perfectly execute Linklater’s vision.

What you’ll see below is a list of Linklater’s 17 films so far to date, ranked in order of my personal preference (so yes, keep in mind that this is just how I see things, not a definitive ranking or anything of the sort). Even his “worst” movie is still thoroughly decent in my eyes, with his top ten including multiple titles that could be considered “masterpieces”. That’s something, being able to really nail a project like that. Obviously, his Before trilogy is there, along with the just released Everybody Wants Some, but what else? Well, you’ll have to take a look now at the next paragraph, won’t you?

Here is how I would rank Linklater’s filmography so far:

1. Dazed and Confused
2. Before Sunset
3. Before Midnight
4. Everybody Wants Some
5. Before Sunrise
6. Boyhood
7. School of Rock
8. Bernie
9. Slacker
10. Me and Orson Welles
11. A Scanner Darkly
12. Tape
13. The Newton Boys
14. Fast Food Nation
15. SubUrbia
16. Waking Life
17. Bad News Bears

Again, I really think that Linklater is as good as it gets when you look at indie directors. He’s made comedies, dramas, pioneered a form of animation, and re-invented how you do franchises, as well as just plain tell a story. The master of the hangout picture, he basically can do no wrong. I eagerly await what he chooses to do next (possibly an adaptation of the novel Where’d You Go, Bernadette?), as has been the case for well over a decade now. Linklater has established himself as someone to put your trust in, cinematically speaking. He’s a real singular presence in the industry, and for that, we all owe him a debt of gratitude. Kudos to him once again…

6 Stars on Why It’s Time to Retire the Term ‘Plus Size’

Earlier today, Amy Schumer called out Glamour for including her in a bonus issue about “plus-size” women without her permission.
“I think there’s nothing wrong with,” Schumer wrote in a post on Instagram. “Beautiful healthy women. Plus size is considered size 16 in America. I go between a size 6 and an 8. @glamourmag put me in their plus size only issue without asking or letting me know and it doesn’t feel right to me. Young girls seeing my body type thinking that is plus size? What are your thoughts? Mine are not cool glamour not glamourous.”
The story appears in an edition of the magazine geared at women sizes 12 and up, done in partnership with the women’s clothing retailer Lane Bryant. In response to Schumer’s post, a Glamour spokesperson told People that they did not actually describe the actress as plus size: “The cover line on this special edition … simply says ‘Women Who Inspire Us,’ since we believe her passionate and vocal message of
Schumer has taken to twitter to continue to the dialogue. “Bottom line seems to be that we are done with these unnecessary labels which seem to be,” she tweeted.
She isn’t the only celebrity who has spoken out against the term “plus size.” Here, five more women who have articulated why the phrase has got to go.

Ashley Graham

This year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover girl (and self-proclaimed body activist) made headlines at SXSW last month when she argued that the term “plus size” should be retired. “I think the word plus-sized is totally outdated,” Graham said. “It shouldn’t be about labels… I don’t want to be called a label, I want to be called a model.”
RELATED: 5 Rules for Loving Your Body from Model Ashley Graham

Melissa McCarthy

In an interview with Refinery29 last fall, the actress and fashion designer explained why she feels so frustrated when she hears her clothing line, Melissa McCarthy Seven7, referred to as a “plus-size” line:
“Women come in all sizes. Seventy percent of women in the United States are a size 14 or above, and that’s technically ‘plus size,’ so you’re taking your biggest category of people and telling them, ‘You’re not really worthy.’ I find that very strange,” she said. “I also find it very bad business. It doesn’t make a lot of sense numbers-wise. It’s like, if you open a restaurant and you say, ‘We’re primarily gonna serve people that don’t eat.’ It’s like, what? You would be nuts. Yet, people do it with clothing lines all the time, and no one seems to have a problem with it. I just don’t get why we always have to group everything into a good or bad, right or wrong category. I just think, if you’re going to make women’s clothing, make women’s clothing. Designers that put everyone in categories are over-complicating something that should be easy.”
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Meghan Trainor

Shortly after McCarthy’s interview was published, Trainor spoke to ELLE about her #OwnYourCurves collaboration with FullBeauty and explained why she also finds the label detrimental. “I’ve always hated the word ‘plus-size.’ It bugs me,” said the singer. “When I first signed up with FullBeauty, and I talked to them. I was like, ‘I don’t want to be labeled as this plus-sized girl coming in,’ and they said, ‘Absolutely not, we don’t like that term either.’ Which is why we like to say ‘full beauty’ [and] why I was immediately excited to work with them. Everything Melissa said is completely accurate. [They’re] a big part of our society, women who are size 14, and how are you going to criticize us? The word ‘plus-sized’ should be gone.”

RELATED: What to Say to That One Friend Who’s Always Criticizing Her Body

Robyn Lawley

Back in 2014, the model argued against “plus size” in an interview with Cosmopolitan Australia, noting that the distinction is unnecessary and forces curvy models into a smaller market. “It’s ridiculous and derogatory—it puts women down and it puts a label on them,” she told the magazine. “Women love seeing women they can relate to. It’s not about the tiny 19-year-old model with no personality. People want to see curvier girls. ‘Plus-size’ modeling is in itself [a] very small [industry]—they just need more girls to do it, and more amazing straight-sized models going into it.”
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Tyra Banks

The America’s Next Top Model host has been a longtime advocate for models of all shapes and sizes. In a 2013 HuffPost Style interview, Banks explained why she uses the label “fiercely real” instead of “plus size” on the show. “I don’t want to use the term ‘plus size,’ because, to me, what the hell is that? It just doesn’t have a positive connotation to it.”

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Marion Cotillard is at top of the list of hottest actress in Hollywood. Marion Cotillard is a French actress who over the last few years has made it big in Hollywood. She is now famous worldwide and is one of the most beautiful actresses of this generation. She starred in the movie, Inception. Other movies like Midnight in Paris and Public Enemies were very well received. She was recently seen in the movie,The Dark Knight Rises. Her film, La Vie en rose, earned her an Oscar, which allowed her to make history as the first person to win an Oscar for a French film