Hollywood's inclusion problems still run deep, study finds

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe sophomore season of Warrior premieres October 2 (that’s tonight) on Cinemax and actor Dustin Nguyen returns as a series regular in the role of the big baddie Zing, who was introduced at the end of the first season.

RIO RANCHO, N.M, -- Nearly eight years after his death, the final solo recording of late American jazz pianist legend Dave Brubeck is set for release next month.Verve Records announced last week that “Lullabies” — a collection of intimate standards often played for children — will be available Nov.

Star Wars actor Mark Hamill poked fun at one of his own projects as he labelled the debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden “the worst thing I’ve ever seen”.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorDrive-ins are coming to Hollywood.Post 43, the historic American Legion memorial clubhouse on Highland Avenue, is launching a drive-in screening series in its parking lot on Oct. 3 with “E.T.

Some say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery – however in the case of Hollywood and Donald Trump, it is certainly not the case.

A new report examining the portrayal of immigrant characters and storylines on television has found that the industry still has a long way to go. In partnership with the Norman Lear Center at USC Annenberg, leading non-profit media advocacy organization Define American released its second-annual “Change the Narrative, Change the World” report.

“The Farewell” director Lulu Wang is taking issue with Ron Howard’s decision to helm a new biopic focusing on the life of renowned Chinese pianist Lang Lang.

Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), along with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on behalf of the studios.

Kerry Washington told Jemele Hill that she still feels unsafe when she and her children go through certain neighborhoods and fears having the police called on her despite her Hollywood fame.Washington made the comment and several others about her experience of being a Black American while guesting on the latest episode of Hill's Spotify podcast, Jemele Hill is Unbothered, which was released on Monday.

Ellise Shafer editorActor Gina Torres had a “rude awakening” early on in her career when the “Suits” star realized that she would be pigeonholed as she sought out roles because of the color of her skin.Torres spoke Sept. 17 during panel session with Black and Latinx actors organized by the African American Film Critics Association and the National Association of Latino Independent Producers, to kick off Latinx Heritage Month on Sept.

When Black Lives Matter started rocking, Hollywood came a-knocking. Considered the largest protest in American history, BLM, which started a few years ago, jolted a cultural nerve, particularly after the police killing of George Floyd.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Finding Hopwood, the memoir penned by actor and producer Hopwood DePree, has secured a global publishing deal after an auction. Executive editor Rachel Kahan of William Morrow, a division of HarperCollins USA, landed the book with a six-figure advance.DePree’s book chronicles his journey moving from Hollywood to northern England to rescue his dilapidated 600-year-old ancestral home, Hopwood Hall Estate.

The following language comes straight from The Academy: STANDARD A:  ON-SCREEN REPRESENTATION, THEMES, AND NARRATIVESTo achieve Standard A, the film must meet one of the following criteria:A1.

Schitt’s Creek star Daniel Levy has said he had planned to end the series after its fifth season but that being given an extra run allowed them to “wind things down in a way that felt motivated”.