‘Lingua Franca’ Director Isabel Sandoval Is “Seizing The Opportunity” To Showcase Filipino Narratives

Andreas Wiseman International EditorAGC International is launching international sales during Toronto on action-thriller The Father, which will star Donnie Yen (Mulan) in the lead role alongside Alec Baldwin (Mission Impossible: Fallout) and Frank Grillo (Captain America: Civil War).Described as an ode to the revered action movies of the ‘80s, The Father is set against the Irish-American gangland of South Boston and charts the struggle of middle-class Hong Kong immigrant John Chung (Yen) making

There are few things more stereotypically “American” than country music. To the average person, if you think of the country music legends of the past 50 years, many will just imagine the likes of Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, and Patsy Cline.

Pearl Jam are asking their fans to join them in pledging to vote by mail in the upcoming 2020 US presidential election.Together with their Vitalogy Foundation and online fundraising platform Omaze, the band have launched a new sweepstakes in order to raise funds to help ensure voting access is available this coming November.Anyone that registers will be entered into the sweepstakes where the winner will get to hang out with Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament in their native Seattle.The prize also

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman has died after a four year-long battle with cancer.

similar state guidelines issued in June.Also Read: Nearly Half of US Movie Theaters Will Be Open This Weekend Even Without New York, CaliforniaAccording to the state’s county status tracker, the counties that can reopen indoor theaters with these modifications include Alpine (minimal), Calaveras (substantial), Del Norte (moderate), El Dorado (substantial), Humboldt (moderate), Lake (substantial), Lassen (substantial), Mariposa (moderate), Modoc (minimal), Mono (moderate), Napa (substantial),

As a film that documents the plight of an undocumented Filipina transwoman living in the United States, Isabel Sandoval’s “Lingua Franca” embodies the fresh face of cinema in 2020. As the first year of a new decade circles around the corner, Sandoval stands with her arms out, ready to greet the oncoming culture shift with a quiet, politically minded drama that strives to speak out for the unheard and shine a light on marginalized artists seeking to gain a foothold in the industry.

Electronic Arts has announced that it will delay the closed beta of NHL 21 in support of the ongoing athlete strikes in the United States.EA announced the postponement via its Twitter account, where the company noted that it had also initially planned to reveal new information about the game. “Out of respect for much more important conversations around social injustice, today is not the day.

The nonprofit organization founded by American Black Film Festival creators Jeff and Nicole Friday, Film Life Foundation, is launching a new fest with that the founders say will “will merge art and activism to drive today’s necessary conversations forward toward lasting social and political change.” The Social Justice Now festival, which will run Oct. 21-25, is being built with the help of Endeavor Content, Michael B.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAs the world perspective shifts and a reckoning continues to pulsate through the country when it comes to the social and economic issues facing Black and Brown communities, American Black Film Festival creators Jeff and Nicole Friday are launching the very first Social Justice Now Film Festival through their non-profit The Film Life Foundation. The event is set to take place October 21-25 with actor and producer Michael B.

Janet W. Lee American Black Film Festival creators Jeff and Nicole Friday will launch Social Justice Now Film Festival, which will run from Oct.

inflammatory anti-LGBTQ statements he’s made over the years — Graham Lynch took aim at Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s record on various LGBTQ issues during the Obama administration and cast a Biden-Harris administration as a threat to the First Amendment rights of people who oppose homosexuality, transgenderism, or same-sex marriage on religious grounds.Graham Lynch called on devout Americans to “liv[e] out our faith in our daily lives, in our schools, in our jobs, and yes, even in the public

NEW YORK -- One of the country's most prominent scholars on race has a new book out in December. Michael Eric Dyson's “Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America” will be released Dec.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: American Black Film Festival creators/producers Jeff and Nicole Friday have launched ABFF Play, streaming service and digital movie theater platform to showcase Black and Brown content, culture and creativity.

San Francisco 49ers chief administrative officer is speaking out on how the present racial reckoning in the United States has impacted the NFL.