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How woke was 2017 at the movies?

Two years after #OscarsSoWhite propelled representation front and center at the Academy Awards, how much progress did Hollywood really make at the movies in 2017 - a banner year for conversations around social change that pushed the culture forward? Times reporters Tre'vell Anderson and Jen Yamato revisit the year in review and discuss how far the film industry still has to go.

JEN YAMATO: Now that we're in the thick of awards season, it really feels like the huge steps forward for representation at the movies this year are coming into focus. The fact that films like "Get Out," "Wonder Woman," and "Call Me by Your Name" struck such powerful chords with audiences and critics alike - and are in the awards mix - speaks to a hunger

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