11th Annual Action Icon Awards To Be Held Oct. 16

Women in Animation has named producer Chris Nee, Epic Games and and Seyed Mohsen Pourmohseni Shakib’s film It’s a Gray, Gray World as the recipients of its sixth annual WIA Diversity Awards, which are being doled out as part of Spark Animation 2022.

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Ten Five Hospitality gave one of Hollywood’s most historic neighborhoods a makeover and now the Vinyl District has become one of the most popular hotspots in the City of Angels.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic If Hollywood can justify making sequels to “Rambo” and “Top Gun” more than three decades on, why can’t Kollywood do the same? In tons-of-fun “Vikram,” a secret agent first introduced in 1986 emerges from deep undercover to thwart the biggest drug deal in Indian history. He’s a grandfather now, but that doesn’t stop the title character (Kamal Haasan) from tossing people across the room in this turbo-charged, three-hour action bonanza, which pairs Vikram with a younger operative named Amar (Fahadh Faasil). The two have at least one thing in common: Rules and regulations don’t matter, which means they’re free to fight crime as creatively as they (and director Lokesh Kanagaraj) see fit.

California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom's reelection campaign put up a billboard in Austin, Texas, promoting his state's abortion access for women. The billboard, placed just south of Stassney Lane in South Austin, features a woman sitting with her arms crossed over her knees looking toward a pro-abortion message that reads, "Need an abortion? California is ready to help."  The advertisement also includes California's abortion resources website and a Bible verse.  "Love your neighbor as yourself.There is no greater commitment than these," the billboard reads, quoting Mark 12:31.

Meghan Markle returned to her Spotify podcast “Archetypes” on Tuesday and in an episode called “The Demystification of the Dragon Lady” tackled the “toxic stereotyping” of Asian women in movies like “Austin Powers,” “Kill Bill” and “Full Metal Jacket.” Markle recounted her childhood in Los Angeles, growing up adjacent to and very appreciative of the Asian influence in her upbringing. (She even recounts going to a Korean spa as a child, an initially embarrassing memory that she now cherishes.) In fact, Markle wasn’t familiar with Asian stereotypes, “ones we see in so many movies and throughout pop culture.”“Movies like ‘Austin Powers’ and ‘Kill Bill’ — they presented these caricatures of women of Asian descent as oftentimes oversexualized or aggressive,” Markle said on the podcast, which can you listen to below.

BFI’s “Baz Luhrmann in conversation” event in London.“There are two great American gestures, I think. The two that really fascinate me are the ‘big sell’ – the ability to sell well, and the other is the gesture of the new,” Luhrmann explained.

Va-va-voom! Amal Clooney served up Old Hollywood glamour at the first-ever Albie Awards on Thursday, September 29.

George Clooney and his wife, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, the event played host to a glittering star-studded guest list.  Among the cavalcade of celebrities who flooded into the New York Public Library for the fete, Julia made a splash in a striking gown. Her sleek dress was black other than a pink, white and burnt-orange striped section stretching from her midriff to her decolletage.

Daniel Johnston‘s 1983 album ‘Hi, How Are You?’ will feature conversations around mental health with musicians performing at Austin City Limits Music Festival.The series is being presented by the Hi, How Are You Project, a non-profit organisation established with the support of Johnston’s family in 2018 to create “thoughtful media, events and peer-to-peer training programs that encourage open and ongoing dialogue on mental well-being”.The podcast is hosted by students from the University of Texas in Austin, with additional commentary provided by clinical advisors from the American Psychological Association, the Texas Psychological Association and Dr. Sonia Krishna from the Hi, How Are You Project.New episodes will air Tuesdays and Thursdays through mid-October, and guests will include indie-pop band Mother Mother, Dayglow, rapper Toosii, singer-songwriter Charley Crockett, and more.The first two episodes of the podcast have been released on Spotify.

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis are now one of the most beloved couples in Hollywood, but their journey towards their marriage wasn't the most linear.MORE: Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher's daughter Wyatt approaches exciting milestone - all we knowThe two initially met when they filmed That 70's Show back in 1998, and after over a decade and respective long-term relationships in between, the two finally made their way towards each other, romantically this time, in 2012.Now, after seven years of marriage, the actor is opening up about an intimate moment that changed everything for the two.WATCH: Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher share emotional video as they raise astonishing sum for UkraineMORE: Ashton Kutcher makes Reese Witherspoon blush as they tease new rom-com togetherSpeaking with Kenny Chesney for a Peloton campaign, while running on a treadmill, he said: "The first time I told my wife that I loved her, was while listening to You and Tequila," a 2010 by Kenny and Grace Potter.Ashton revealed he took the song quite seriously, confessing that: "I might have had a little too much tequila."With liquid courage backing him up, he explained: "I showed up at her house, at like two in the morning, and I started screaming, 'You and tequila make me crazy!'" while flailing his arms.Kenny Chesney = GOATed wingman