Hallmark Channel in ‘active negotiations’ for LGBTQ-inclusive holiday films

Best Coast have shared a new version of ‘Boyfriend’, featuring LGBTQ-inclusive pronouns.The song was originally released in 2010 and appeared on the Californian band’s debut album ‘Crazy For You’.In the first version of the track, Bethany Cosentino sang about a male figure, with the chorus featuring the lines: “I wish he was my boyfriend/ I’d love him til the very end/ But instead he is just a friend/ I wish he was my boyfriend.”The new, more inclusive version of the song now features the

In the 30 years since the Americans With Disabilities Act was signed into law in 1990, only small gains have been made in Hollywood as far as on- and offscreen representation in the industry goes.

Apple might not have the public trust in the realm of streaming as Netflix. The tech company might not have the extensive library seen with competitors like HBO Max and Disney+.

Oliver Stone admitted that, due to cancel culture in Hollywood, he most likely wouldn’t have been able to establish a career if he was just starting out. The “Wall Street” director recently appeared on the SiriusXM radio show "Jim Norton & Sam Roberts” and talked about his qualms with modern Hollywood.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentVenice main competition contender “Dear Comrades,” the latest feature from legendary Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky, has been snapped up for world sales by Berlin-based Films Boutique, in what looks like one of the biggest sales agents deals on a title vying for the Golden Lion at 2020’s 77th Venice Intl.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterWith the combination of the social unrest, civic action and rising demand for the inclusion of marginalized voices on TV, many in Hollywood had their eyes on Monday morning’s Emmy nominations to see if the industry would reckon with its slow progress when it comes to representation.

Black Panther star Michael B. Jordan has launched a new inclusion initiative aimed at securing racial justice in Hollywood.The actor, who has previously been vocal about the need for more diversity within the film and TV industries, announced the new #ChangeHollywood programme yesterday (July 24).The initiative has been created in collaboration with non-profit civil rights advocacy organisation Color Of Change.

More to come…The actor, who would have turned 69 today, made his acting debut in a little-seen 1977 comedy "Can I Do It 'Till I Need Glasses?"Williams made his big screen debut in little-seen 1977 comedy "Can I Do It 'Till I Need Glasses?"Williams made several appearances doing sketches on 1977's "The Richard Pryor Show"The quirky comedy series "Mork and Mindy," a spinoff from "Happy Days" and an alien character he debuted on that hit, premiered in 1978 and put Williams on the map.Christopher

Out Magazine, Hallmark Channel announced it is in "active negotiations" to include LGBTQ characters and storylines into its holiday movies this year.

Zizi Jeanmaire was a French modernist ballerina who won international acclaim for her sexually suggestive dancing in the ballet “Carmen,” choreographed by her husband, Roland Petit. She later appeared in the Hollywood films “Hans Christian Andersen” (1952) with Danny Kaye, and “Anything Goes” (1956) with Bing Crosby.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. In Ottawa. In July.

Hallmark Channel is committed to being more inclusive with its upcoming content. Earlier this week, the network announced part of its original movie lineup for Hallmark Channel's Countdown to Christmas.

It’s true. After months of lockdown and at least one failed reopening attempt, some cinemas in China are expected to reopen later this month.

rule that eliminates Obama-era transgender protections from the Affordable Care Act.The lawsuit, filed by Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, the National Women’s Law Center, Transgender Law Center, the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School, and the law firm Hogan Lovells on behalf of the plaintiffs, alleges that the new rule violated the Administrative Procedures Act because it is contrary to law, as well as arbitrary and capricious.The rule itself revises

Studio Responsibility Index, the eighth year in which the organization has conducted the study. It found that in 2019, a record 22 of 118 films (18.6%) released by Hollywood’s major distributors had LGBTQ characters compared to just 20 of 110 films in 2018 (18.2%).Also Read: GLAAD to Host Virtual Ceremony for Annual Media Awards on July 30The report also noticed that just 34% of all LGBTQ characters were people of color in 2019, down from 42% in 2018 and 57% in 2017.

ever-growing collection of feel good holiday movies, recently launched a wine collection designed to accompany the wildly popular flicks.The collection consists of two new vintage wines, which will undoubtedly put you in a festive mood from the first sip. Jingle is a full-bodied premium Cabernet Sauvignon from 2018 with aromas of cherry, dark chocolate, and a hint of holiday spice.

(CNN)Representation in Hollywood isn't just about race.This week Halle Berry reversed her decision to consider playing a transgender man in an unnamed film."Over the weekend I had the opportunity to discuss my consideration of an upcoming role as a transgender man, and I'd like to apologize for those remarks," the actress said in a tweeted statement.

Mark David “FBI” star Jeremy Sisto, whose many previous film and TV credits include “Clueless,” a recurring role on “Six Feet Under” and a starring role on the former sitcom “Suburgatory,” paid insanely prolific indie film producer Cassian Elwes $2.45 million in the fall of 2013 for a renovated 1940s traditional sequestered behind gates and all but hidden by mature trees and foliage along a winding road in a notoriously celeb-packed pocket of the Hollywood Hills.

Mark David It looks like English songwriter and pop star Natasha Bedingfield, who released her fourth, 18-track Linda Perry produced studio album (“Roll With Me”) last year, is rolling out of L.A.’s Hollywood Hills, putting an almost $2.25 million price tag on a canyon- and city-view Mediterranean villa on a high ridge above L.A.’s Beachwood Canyon and just below the Hollywood sign. The “Pocket Full of Sunshine” singer, scheduled to perform in the U.K.