The lifelong Angeleno has watched this drama unfold like the rest of us. He shares his thoughts on what’s unfolded and taps his own frustrations and experiences to advise how to turn the industry’s receptiveness to get involved in anti-racist causes into a tipping point that might mean not only an increase in inclusive film and TV projects but more decision-making executives of color.
In an open letter titled “Speaking Up on Racism,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said it was vital to confront “the everyday experience of deeply rooted discrimination.”
The tech exec did not identify a specific dollar amount, but said the company is “donating to organizations including the Equal Justice Initiative, which…
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a first English-language trailer for action-superhero movie Major Grom And The Plague Doctor, whose characters are based on the cult Russian comic book series published by Bubble Comics.
Filmed in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, the Batman-esque story follows a police officer who confronts a…
Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), who is fighting pancreatic cancer, gave his first network interview since the protests over the death of George Floyd started across the country.
“You cannot stop the call of history,” Lewis told co-anchor Gayle King. “You may use troopers. You may use fire hoses and water, but it cannot be…
The line-up has been set for the 2020 edition of Bridging the Dragon, an initiative run by the Cannes Marche du Film in collaboration with the Sino-European producers.
The two-day program focusing on China will look to address questions surrounding how the pandemic will affect the Chinese market from production and…
The BAFTA TV Awards and TV Craft Awards emerged from their coronavirus slumber today, as nominations were unveiled for the delayed events, which will take place virtually on July 31 and July 17 respectively.
As usual with award nominations, the list of those recognized provoked a number of talking points, as well the…
Piers Morgan and Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani were involved in a fraught exchange on ITV’s Good MorningBritain today over the U.S. president’s remarks about the George Floyd protests.
Morgan, who claims to be a personal friend of Trump’s and has scored several exclusive interviews with the president, clashed…
The Critics’ Week, the parallel Cannes Film Festival strand dedicated to first and second films, has revealed the features and shorts that will get the 2020 Critics’ Week label.
Critics’ Week was canceled along with all other Cannes festival strands due to the coronavirus.
The lineup consists of only five features…
Lee Jae-yong, the powerful South Korean businessman who serves as the de facto head of Samsung, is set to be arrested by the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office after an arrest warrant was filed citing charges of market manipulation and accounting fraud.
Lee is the third wealthiest person in South Korea with a…
EXCLUSIVE: Some of the biggest studios in the UK, including two at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, are beginning to open their doors again as UK film and television shoots take their first steps back into production.
Elstree Studios and Twickenham Studios have announced that production work has resumed on…
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has added her voice to the global outcry over the death of George Floyd in a heartfelt graduation message to Los Angeles’ Immaculate Heart High School.
Speaking to students at the school she once attended, she said: "As we've all seen over the last week what is happening in our…
Dwayne Johnson has called out Donald Trump in a passionate video in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
"Where are you? Where is our leader?" Johnson asks. "Where is our leader at this time when our country is down on its knees, begging, pleading, hurt, angry, frustrated, in pain with its arms out, just…
Broadcast and cable networks will be covering Thursday’s memorial service for George Floyd, whose death at the hands of Minneapolis police on Memorial Day has sparked days of mourning and protests throughout the country and the world against police violence and racism.
The first of several memorial services for Floyd…
