Issa Rae Calls Out the All-Male Oscars Directing Category While Announcing the Nominations

Issa Rae says she had every reason to think she could be a filmmaker when she was growing up.

For its third of programming at Sundance, the MACRO Lodge will host panels, screenings and conversations with talent that includes Issa Rae, Kerry Washington, Zazie Beetz and America Ferrera, among others.Running from Jan 24 to Jan 27, the lodge is hosted by MACRO founder and ceo Charles D.

Raedio, the joint venture label that Insecure star Issa Rae launched with Atlantic Records last October, has acquired the music supervision firm Bonfire Collective. Bonfire Collective founder/creative head Stephanie Diaz-Matos will now join Raedio as head of music supervision and its production music library. Bonfire’s offices in Los Angeles, New York and New Orleans will operate under Raedio.

Here’s a new trailer for an upcoming film from Paramount Pictures titled The Lovebirds, set for screens this coming April. The trailer suggests that this is a supremely dark comedy, one absolutely right up our street.

Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae try to clear their names and find the criminal responsible for a murder in the trailer for Paramount Pictures'The Lovebirds.The film follows Jibran (Nanjiani) and Leilani (Rae), who experience a defining moment in their relationship when they are unintentionally involved in a bizarre crime. Their journey takes them from one extreme circumstance to the next.

The Oscars 2020 made a whole lot of noise when the star-studded nomination list was announced a few days back. Hosts and actors Issa Rae and John Cho did the honours this year as they introduced the talented nominees.

Congratulations to this woman! 

Cynthia Erivo and Issa Rae are addressing this year's very white, very male Oscar nominations.Appearing viasatellite from Tokyo at the Television Critics Association press tour to promote HBO's new Stephen King adaptationThe Outsider, new Oscar nominee Erivo was asked about Monday's nominations and King's controversial Tuesday tweets about them in which he shared his take on the lack of inclusiveness. "I would never consider diversity in matters of art.

#Roommates, it’s been a long time coming but the wait is officially almost over. Issa Rae finally gave fans an update of the fourth season of her HBO hit series “Insecure”—and let’s just say that you should keep your April calendar open to make sure you don’t miss the premiere.

The 27th edition of the SXSW Film Festival will feature a romantic caper starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani, a documentary about the Beastie Boys directed by Spike Jonze, a “hidden camera” comedy headlined by Tiffany Haddish and an autobiographical studio vehicle from Pete Davidson.

By Dino-Ray Ramos

Issa Rae made recent headlines for her reaction to the lack of women represented in the list of directors nominated for Oscars this year, but she’s not focused on that.

Issa Rae made her feelings clear at the lack of female nominees in the Best Director category as she announced the Oscars nominations on Monday January 13, pointedly offering her congratulations to "those men".

By Anita Bennett