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The Black List & Women In Film, Los Angeles Set Participants For 2022 Feature Residency
EXCLUSIVE: The Black List and Women in Film, Los Angeles have set Ana Brown (Trash Pandas), Audrey Rosenberg (Wild Animals), Christina YR Lim (Gyopo), Rebecca Christian (Sankofa Selah), Sabeen Amanat Farooq (Burn Your Idols) and Zoey Towner (Great American Highway) as the participants for their fifth consecutive…
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Lil Nas X Still Pissed Off About BET Awards, As Demonstrated In Social Media Posts – Update
UPDATE: Lil Nas X continued his BET jihad today, releasing the artwork for his new single, "Late to Da Party." The art depicts him urinating on a BET Award that's already soaking in bodily fluid in a toilet.
He added insult to the injury with a minute-long "Star Wars"-esque text crawl that addressed how BET "betrayed"…
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By Tom Tapp, Bruce Haring
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‘Coming 2 America’ Impact On Amazon Proves “You Can’t Reach Diverse Audiences Without Diversity”, Says Streamer’s Marketing Chief Ukonwa Ojo: Cannes Lions
The reception to Eddie Murphy’s Coming 2 America on Amazon Prime Video last year provided Amazon marketing chief Ukonwa Ojo’s point when she said Thursday at Cannes Lions that “it's not possible to reach diverse audiences without diversity.”
Ojo, Global Chief Marketing Officer for Amazon Prime Video and Amazon…
Elliot Page Tells Seth Meyers ‘Umbrella Academy’ Showrunner Was Excited About Incorporating Actor’s Transition Into The Show
Elliot Page spoke to Seth Meyers on Late Night last night how The Umbrella Academy incorporated the actor’s own personal transition into Season 3 of the show, which premieres today on Netflix.
“With Steve Blackman, the showrunner of Umbrella,” Page said, “When we first talked about it he seemed really excited about…
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By Tom Tapp
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CAA Amplify Summit Sets Ava DuVernay, Leslie Grace, Keisha Lance Bottoms Among 2022 Speakers
The CAA Amplify summit will make its in-person return on June 22 featuring speakers across entertainment, sports, media, technology, and social justice.
The summit brings together a diverse group of key influencers and industry decision-makers to explore the role business plays in advancing culture and justice for…
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By Rosy Cordero
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Netflix On Board For Latinx List 2022; Streamer Offering Script Deals To Selected Scribes
EXCLUSIVE: Back for a third year, the Latinx List has added some significant streamer sinew for 2022.
Netflix has now come on board with the scriptwriting initiative to offer WGA minimum script deals to two selected scribes. With five original feature films and five original pilot scripts to be chosen, the submission…
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‘Girls Trip’ & ‘Master’ Star Regina Hall On Female Storytellers & Overcoming Adversity Through Writing When Roles Felt “Stagnant”: Cannes Lions
Master, Black Monday and Girls Trip star Regina Hall has revealed how honing her acting and writing skills helped her overcome a period when the roles she landed felt "stagnant and didn't show my range."
The actress and producer was speaking at a panel at ad market Cannes Lions exploring the impact of women on…
Alonzo Bodden Calls Will Smith’s Oscars Slap “The Ultimate Outlier Situation” – Tribeca Festival
Almost three months after the Oscars, Will Smith’s on-stage slap of Chris Rock continues to spark a discussion.
Asked what the Oscar smack means for the future safety of comedians during a panel Thursday at Tribeca Festival, Alonzo Bodden said he isn't worried.
"I'm not going to get slapped on stage," he said. "That…
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Universal Global Talent Development & Inclusion Announces Universal Writers Lab Debut & First Six Participants
Universal's Global Talent Development & Inclusion today announced the debut of the Universal Writers Lab. The new initiative is mean to elevate the Universal Writers Program experience, which the studio launched in 2014.
The lab – one of the only studio writing programs dedicated to feature films – aims to increase…
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By Tom Tapp
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Comedian Jerrod Carmichael Challenges Dave Chappelle On Trans Stance: “Childish Jokes Aside, Who The F*** Are You?”
Comedian Jerrod Carmichael, who came out earlier this year in his much-praised HBO special Rothaniel, had some words for fellow stand-up Dave Chappelle about the latter’s stances on gender, trans rights and cancel culture.
“I think, a lot of times, people who offer nothing truthful or meaningful about themselves then…
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By Tom Tapp
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Sundance Institute Sets In-Person Return For Documentary Edit And Story Lab, Names Participants & Projects
EXCLUSIVE: The Sundance Institute has set the participants and projects for its Documentary Edit and Story Lab, which this year returns to Utah’s Sundance Resort after a two-year hiatus. The list consists of filmmaking partners Jude Chehab and Fahd Ahmed (Q), Jalena Keane-Lee and Diana Diroy (Standing Above the…
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Tribeca Review: ‘Aisha’ With Letitia Wright Gets World Premiere
Although set in the Republic of Ireland, this slight but surprisingly powerful film will hit a raw nerve in countries all over Europe in the wake of the Ukrainian refugee crisis. More specifically, it will likely have an impact on the U.K. arthouse circuit, after the British government's recent, controversial decision…
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