Dino-Ray joined Deadline in 2017 and writes about inclusion and diversity issues in the industry, genre film & TV, as well as pop culture and media. Based in Los Angeles, he also covers events and awards shows such as the Oscars, Emmys, Comic-Con and the TCA press tour. Additionally, he co-hosts the New Hollywood Podcast with Deadline's Amanda N'Duka, which champions people of color, women, members of the LGBTQ community and other underrepresented voices in film and television. A Texas native, Dino-Ray worked as film and TV reporter for the Oakland Tribune and San Francisco Chronicle before moving to Los Angeles. Prior to Deadline, he was chief film critic at the Tracking Board and has written for Vogue, Entertainment Tonight, Bustle, Paste Magazine, Queerty and NBC Asian America.
FX Networks is making its way to Comic-Con@Home and they are bringing Archer and What We Do In The Shadowswith them. The virtual iteration of San Diego Comic-Con runs from July 23-26.
The animated spy series Archer, which is entering its 11th season, will bring its signature snark to the fanboy-fangirl confab on July…
NBC topped Tuesday night with America’s Got Talent leading ratings. The reality competition dipped a tenth from last week, but still manage to continue its reign on Tuesday night delivering a 1.2 in the adults 18-49 demographic and netting 8.34 million viewers. World of Dance popped and locked its way to second place…
The Sundance Institute has selected the five Indigenous filmmakers that will participate in the 2020 Sundance Institute Native Filmmakers Lab which will be reimagined digitally this year on Sundance Co//ab. The fellows chosen include Rob Fatal, Keanu Jones, Amanda Strong, Cole Forrest and Petyr Xyst.
The Native…
In the four-part limited series Unorthodox, show creator Anna Winger tells a story about a young woman from a Hasidic community in Brooklyn named Esty (Shira Haas), who leaves her arranged marriage and travels to Berlin, not to escape, but to find out who she really is. The series, which debuted in March, is inspired…
Hasan Minhaj is probably best known for being a correspondent on The Daily Show and his stand-up comedy, most notably his Netflix special Homecoming King in 2017 which earned him a Peabody Award. That same year he spoke at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. That said, 2017 was a good year for Minhaj — but he…
As the pandemic lockdown changes the landscape of film and TV, many are shifting the way they tell stories — and a lot of that is shooting remotely. Filmmaker Nick Simon (The Girl In The Photographs, The Pyramid) has done exactly that with the film Untitled Horror Movie which recently completed principal…
NBC won Monday night with The Walldelivering a 0.7 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 3.99 million viewers, marking a season-high audience for the game show. The Titan Games ticked down in the demo with a 0.7 and 3.91 million viewers, but the reality sports competition and The Wall still managed to top the…
EXCLUSIVE: Film Independent has unveiled their keynotes, conversations and panelists for the 15th annual Film Independent Forum. The Forum, which is traditionally a weekend event, will now be a week-long virtual event that will reach all corners of the globe from July 31 to August 7.
The event has set a roster of…
In addition to the July 3 release of the filmed version of the Tony-winning musical Hamilton,Disney+ and TheUndefeated.com will put more shine on the groundbreaking musical with the special The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth with Kelley Carter, which will debut on the same day.
In the first collaboration…
The mistreatment and persecution of the LGBTQ community in Chechnya has been an ongoing issue, but in March 2017 a glaring spotlight was put on the Russian republic as reports of gay and bisexual men being abducted, tortured, beaten and even killed at the hands of authorities started coming to the forefront…
With its innovative approach of pre-recorded performances, virtual packages and presentations as well as on-point messaging to amplify the Black Lives Matter movement, the BET Awards delivered an impressive ceremony, drawing over 3.7 million total viewers with its simulcast on BET, BET Her and, for the first time ever…
EXCLUSIVE: The inaugural Latinx TV List has been revealed! On Monday, during the NALIP Media Summit, NALIP executive director Ben Lopez joined Franklin Leonard and Kate Hagen of The Black List alongside Gloria Calderon-Kellett (One Day at a Time) and Tanya Saracho (Vida) of the Untitled Latinx Project to announce the…
