Coachella Producer Goldenvoice Unveils Social Justice Initiatives, Clothing Lines

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorNBC has put in development a drama series based on the novel and movie Fried Green Tomatoes, with Reba McEntire attached to star, and Norman Lear executive producing, Deadline has confirmed. Written by Jennifer Cecil, the project is described as a modernization of the beloved novel and movie that explores the lives of descendants from the original work.

Michael B. Jordan and Black Lives Matter co-founder Opal Tometi have unveiled the line-up for their virtual Social Justice Now Film Festival (SJNFF).The new initiative is set to launch with the Black Panther star and the activist as co-ambassadors and on Monday (October 12, 2020), organizers for the event announced the socially conscious productions they plan to screen.The documentaries 40 Years a Prisoner and Freedia Got a Gun will be featured while original films Us Kids, Reefa, and SNCC,

The Social Justice Now Film Festival has announced its lineup, including drive-in screenings ofJust Mercy and Fruitvale Station.The films will act as the festival's opening night, which will take place at the Paramount Drive-In and is sponsored by Amazon Studios. Spotlight screenings will be docs 40 Years a Prisoner, Us Kidsand SNCC, along with narrative feature REEFA.

here.Film Life Foundation is the festival organizer, with Coalition Partners to include ABFF Ventures, Endeavor Content, One Community, and Outlier Society.

Angelique Jackson Michael B. Jordan’s award-winning films “Just Mercy,” and “Fruitvale Station” will serve as opening night screenings for the inaugural Social Justice Now Film Festival (SJNFF).Both films will play on Wednesday, Oct.

Dino-Ray Ramos editorThe Film Life Foundation’s inaugural Social Justice Now Film Festival (SJNFF) has unveiled its robust program including its spotlight screenings including the documentaries 40 Years A Prisoner from HBO, Us Kids, and SNCC executive produced by Pharell Williams as well as I Am Other. and the narrative feature REEFA.

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The European Film Academy (EFA) has unveiled the five nominees for this year's European Discovery award, the best first-film prize presented as part of the Academy's European Film Awards.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorThe ACLU SoCal’s annual Bill of Rights Gala usually includes the presentation of several awards to celebrities, politicians and others for their support and advocacy of social justice at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.However, this year’s event skipped the awards ceremony.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticLaura Esquivel’s 1989 novel Like Water For Chocolate, adapted for the screen in 1993, is now headed to the stage: A musical version to be directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer with original music by the Grammy Award-winning Latin group La Santa Cecilia is in development, producers announced today.La Santa Cecilia will write the lyrics along with Pulitzer Prize winner Quiara Alegría Hudes, with a book by Lisa Loomer (The Waiting Room, Girl,

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorThe Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s annual grant-giving gala, this year a virtual event next month called HFPA Philanthropy: Empowering the Next Generation, will include for the first time a social justice grant, the Golden Globes organizer said Thursday.The HFPA will present $300,000 to the Urban Peace Institute during the event, which will be hosted by James Corden and take place October 13 on the Golden Globes website and YouTube page.

BTS have an enormous, socially active fanbase; however, they do not necessarily speak for the artists.

Manori Ravindran International EditorWhen Banijay closed its $2.2 billion takeover of Endemol Shine earlier this summer, it became the largest independent production player outside the U.S.

Janet W. Lee Wakanda forever.Disneyland unveiled a Chadwick Boseman mural in its Downtown Disney shopping district.

Harvard Law Review, the second woman appointed to the highest court in the United States, advocating for gender equality through landmark cases such as and , advocating for same-sex marriage in , and for opposing Texas' strict abortion laws in the 2016 case . Before images of late actors , , Jerry Stiller, Regis Philbin, John Witherspoon, Diana Figg, and Diahann Carroll moved across the screen during the in memoriam segment, Jimmy Kimmel honored Justice Ginsburg.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, beloved liberal Supreme Court justice and champion of women's rights, passed away today due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer, the court announced, via CNN. Immediately after the news broke, celebrities and politicians paid tribute to RBG's life and legacy.

After Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death came as a shock to many on Friday, Hollywood social media users quickly began paying tribute to her life and legacy. The justice died at age 87 in her home in Washington, D.C.