Asian American girls saw pivotal icon in 'Baby-Sitters Club'

Janet W. Lee Experts from across the industry explored the intersection of race, storytelling and inclusion in the entertainment biz on Tuesday as part of SAG-AFTRA’s “Race & Storytelling: Asian American Voices” panel discussion.This event was part of the President’s Task Force on Education, Outreach & Engagement’s Race & Storytelling livestream series featuring SAG-AFTRA members and industry colleagues.“Dr.

Spike Lee was expected to be a big player in this year’s Cannes Film Festival. He was selected to lead the competition jury and it was assumed that he’d premiere “Da 5 Bloods” at the French event.

Naman Ramachandran “Trainspotting” writer Irvine Welsh and “American Psycho” author Bret Easton Ellis are in final talks with the U.K.’s Burning Wheel Productions to co-create a dramatized series based on the national tabloid press culture in the U.S.With the working title “American Tabloid,” the series will unspool over decades and follow events from a weekly publication where political correctness, morals and ethics are unheard of.The deal is expected to get confirmed in the coming weeks,

Dave McNary Film ReporterThe International Documentary Association has named industry veteran Brenda Robinson as president of its board of directors, the first African American to hold the post.Robinson, who joined IDA’s board in 2018, succeeds Kevin Iwashina, whose board term ends in December.

Audrey Cleo Yap For many Asian Americans who grew up reading “The Baby-Sitters Club” book series in the ‘80s and ‘90s, Claudia Kishi is something of a pop culture icon, so much so that she’s the center of a new Netflix documentary, “The Claudia Kishi Club.”But Momona Tamada, 13, who stars as Kishi in the streaming platform’s series “The Baby-Sitters Club,” hadn’t fully grasped the enduring influence of her character until recently (the role was also played by Tricia Joe in a 1995 film

After the Hollywood success of Priyanka Chopra and Mindy Kaling, the inaugural 1497 Writers Lab, which offers mentoring from leading filmmakers for underrepresented South Asian screenwriters, has selected its mentors. Bend it Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha, Aneesh Chaganty, who will direct the upcoming Lionsgate thriller Run, and Iranian-American director Maryam Keshavarz will help develop feature film scripts at the talent incubator.

Ryan Seacrest’s best friend is his Labrador retriever, Georgia, and the TV host can thank “American Idol” creator Simon Fuller for his beloved pet.

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services.Vanessa Hudgens is the queen of boho chic. Even in the midst of a pandemic that left Us without her signature Coachella outfits, she still doesn’t disappoint in the fashion department.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Greenleaf alum Tye White, Michael Benjamin Washington (Ratched), Jon Barinholtz (Superstore) and Humphrey Ker (Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet) are set as series regulars opposite Ana Gasteyer and Harriet Dyer in NBC’s single-camera comedy pilot American Auto, from Superstore creator Justin Spitzer, Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and Universal Television.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersWritten by Spitzer, American Auto

Olivia Culpo is known for her beauty. She was Miss Rhode Island USA, Miss USA, and Miss Universe.

Pop singer-songwriter Emmanuel Kelly appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show today (July 8) to share with host Kelly Clarkson his full-circle American Idol moment.

alum revealed to followers on his Instagram Story that he recently contracted coronavirus, which then «devolved into double pneumonia.» «I'll try to reach out to as many people as I can individually, but publicly let me say thank you for the prayers & kind words,» he later shared in a post on his Instagram on Tuesday. «I have Covid that has devolved into pneumonia.

Kerry Washington displayed images of teenager Trayvon Martin, 12-year-old Tamir Rice, Philando Castile and other black men and women killed by police backstage during her run in Broadway’s American Son.The actress, who starred in the New York production as a woman grieving the loss of her son at the hands of law enforcement officers in 2018, reveals she put the images up in her dressing room as a reminder of the unsettling true stories that inspired the play.