America Ferrera, Colman Domingo and Greta Lee Among Critics Choice Association Honorees for Black, Latino and AAPI Achievements

Jon Burlingame Laura Karpman is one of very few composers who has made a genuine difference in the scoring community. A five-time Emmy winner, she co-founded the Alliance for Women Film Composers, which is widely credited with helping to propel the nearly invisible community of female music writers into prominence. No one asks “why aren’t there any women film composers?” anymore.

Salma Hayek loved her time working on “Ugly Betty.” The beloved American TV show starring America Ferrera was based on a succesful Colombian telenovela, and marked for a singular crossover moment for Latin cultures within the US. Hayek was featured in the series, making a cameo in the premiere, but her work went far beyond that. Hayek and her production company, Ventanarosa, were some of the series’ producers.

Looking back, America Ferrera is appalled by the narrative surrounding her body!

America Ferrera is sharing how she really feels about Hollywood’s impossible body standards for women!

Chelsea Handler has been set to return as host of the Critics Choice Awards, which are gearing up for their 29th edition Sunday, January 14, 2024.

Michaela Zee Variety’s “Actors on Actors” series returns featuring the biggest stars in this year’s Oscar race for Season 19. The four episodes will debut on PBS SoCal on Jan. 11 at 8 to 10 p.m., followed by encores on KCET and public television stations across the country and the WORLD Channel (check local listings).

Tom Sandoval went into Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test wanting to get punished for cheating on his ex-girlfriend Ariana Madix with their Vanderpump Rules co-star Rachel Leviss. But did he end up getting more punishment than he hoped for on the show?

Banijay is pushing into the sports game, while CEO Marco Bassetti has criticized private equity firms for “raising expectation into the market.”

The best in film and television was honored tonight at the 2023 Gotham Awards, which kicked off awards season with a bang!

“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” stayed at No. 1 at the box office on Black Friday, retaining the top spot in its second week on the screens.

Joaquin Castro Dear Hollywood, As the Thanksgiving holiday dawns, I urge you to include Latino films and performances on your winter watch list and give Hollywood Latinos and their projects a fair chance to be seen. While Latinos are a growing and essential part of the cultural and social fabric of America, based on the dismal numbers from the recent USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative Report on major Hollywood films released between 2007-2022, it’s clear that Hollywood — America’s narrative-creating and image-defining institution — is broadly failing to acknowledge or include the Latino community.

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Todd Gilchrist editor Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City” is a nesting doll of a film—a television broadcast of a documentary about a play, assembled with the same precision and detail as Anderson’s “The Royal Tenenbaums,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “The French Dispatch” among others. Thematically, the connective tissue between its layers of reality, like many of those earlier films, is the notion and processing of loss.

The Cleveland Browns are at a crossroads. They have lost starting quarterback Deshaun Watson for the remainder of the season, and now they have to weigh their options. In the wake of their QB1 going down with a shoulder injury that requires surgery, Cleveland has decided that their rookie QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson will get the start for week 11.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor The newest surprise at Fox’s “Masked Singer” isn’t tied to an appearance by a mysterious celebrity. On Wednesday night, the popular reality-competition program will bring an advertiser into its format for the first time since launching in 2019.

EXCLUSIVE: C.S. Lee (Dexter, Avatar: The Last Airbender) has joined the cast of Netflix’s Cobra Kai for its sixth and final season in an iconic role originating from The Karate Kid, Deadline has learned.

and now this? Lindsay Lohan has officially reunited with costar and on-screen mom Jamie Lee Curtis.Before she took on the role of Cady Heron in 2004 masterpiece, played the rebel daughter in the iconic body-swap comedy, which has somehow remained untouched by Hollywood's obsession with reboots, sequels, and …For now, at least. Twenty years after the 2003 release of Freaky Friday, Curtis documented a recent reunion with her on-screen daughter while hinting at a possible follow-up movie.“Too late.

When you’re composing music for a character named Thelonious “Monk” Ellison in the movie American Fiction, it should be pretty obvious where a composer like Laura Karpman might find her inspiration.

Lauren Sanchez, the 53-year-old American news anchor and media personality, made a stunning appearance at the Glamour Women of the Year 2023 Awards. Her red strapless gown featured a lace trim and a thigh-high split, which elegantly showcased her curves.

The stars are hitting the red carpet in New York City!