Juneteenth is more relevant than ever with the ongoing protests against racial inequality that African Americans face today. Fittingly, a new film premiered on the holiday of its namesake, entitled Miss Juneteenth. Is it a ...
“The need to address this issue is urgent. To that end, we will amend — and continue to examine — our rules and procedures to ensure that all voices are heard and celebrated.” As the ...
Along with its subject matter, “Queen Sono” also sets new precedence for being created entirely by Africans, with a primarily African cast and produced on a Netflix budget. “Queen Sono” is groundbreaking for several reasons: ...
LGBTQ visibility on television may seem like the norm now, but it wasn’t always that way, as explored on the new documentary, “Visible: Out on Television.” LGBTQ visibility on television may seem like the norm ...
“Film festivals play a critical role in shaping our culture, which is why representation and access is so critical.” It seems the renowned Sundance Film Festival is being added to the growing list of venerable ...
“Clearly everybody knows that everybody in the four acting groups of nominees are white, it’s infuriating, we can’t make the industry do something…” On the heels of Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards, the BAFTA (British Academy ...
“2020 will be an extraordinary year for female directors. That’s important, because we’re seeing women being given opportunities to direct action movies and not just smaller, independent films… Progress will come when females are given ...
The addition of shows like FX’s Pose and the new Batwoman series brought the number of LGBTQ characters on primetime television to a new high but GLAAD is aiming even higher. The percentage of regular ...
Is Hollywood sexist or are audiences creating this disparity with their own wallets? A female Asian writer has quit as co-writer for two upcoming sequels to the blockbuster film Crazy Rich Asians, citing that her ...
“I think society would be more connected if we just allowed others to have their own feelings and not expect everyone to feel the way we do.” Movie actress Scarlett Johansson apparently spoke out against ...
“It’s not just a regular superhero movie,” said actor Asher Angel. “We talk about a lot of things that are happening in our world today.” Actor Zachary Levi is honored to be in the “first ...
Is the new Netflix comedy series “Special” breaking new ground by focusing on a disabled gay character and actually starring an actor with a disability? March 25 was Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day, and Netflix chose ...
The new film Greta is a stalker thriller with an all-female lead cast from the director of The Crying Game and Interview With the Vampire. The new film Greta treads familiar territory as a stalker film, ...
Comedic actress Aubrey Plaza hosted the annual Independent Spirit film awards and poked fun at the ongoing cultural and political controversies that plague its bigger equivalent, the Oscars. The Independent Spirit awards takes place on ...
Women and people of color are finding their way to the lead roles in U.S. movies. The top films in 2018 featured a record number of females and people of color in lead roles, according ...
“There’s a time where the rubber meets the road, and showing up to something that’s this important and meaningful has impact.” Over 20,000 Google employees held a global walkout on Thursday to protest the way ...
Before Nicole Maines was an actress, she first rose to prominence as a plaintiff in the 2014 Maine Supreme Court case Doe v. Clenchy over transgender bathroom rights. There’s a new superhero in town. Nicole Maines is making ...
Awkwafina hosted SNL last Saturday night, becoming only the second Asian female to do so – between 1975 and 2016 90 percent of SNL’s hosts were white. Awkwafina hosted “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, becoming ...
Two Latino civil rights organizations staged a protest on Saturday outside Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles, to draw attention to the lack of Latino representation in its films. Leaders for the National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) and the ...
The romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians topped the box office this weekend, exceeding expectations—but is it too soon to speculate that it heralds more diversity to come in Hollywood? The Warner Bros. romantic comedy made ...
The new A Wrinkle In Time Movie movie is breaking ground with diversity both on the screen and behind the scenes. The movie premiers March 9th. Director Ava DuVernay is the first woman of color to ...
Viola Davis rocked the audience in Los Angeles last Tuesday when she pulled no punches in talking about the Hollywood pay gap that persists for African American actors and the particular struggles of African American ...
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