More Than Sidekicks: Hollywood Must Ban Live Primates in Film (Guest Column)

If you’re a fan of films and TV series, you’ve probably heard of the term EGOT. It’s the title given to someone who has earned Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe New York ReelAbilities Film Festival has announced a selection of exclusive events and speakers to accompany its 13th annual ReelAbilities Film Festival programming.Highlights include the pilot reading of “Disgraced” with Julie Klausner (“Difficult People”), Shannon DeVido (“Best Summer Ever”)  and Alex Scordelis (“Difficult People”)The festival’s closing night will also feature the subject of the film “Not Going Quietly,” activist Ady Barkan, along with the

Priya Darshini Guest ColumnistWhen my debut album, “Periphery,” nabbed a 2021 Grammy nomination, messages began pouring in from back home, first from friends and family, and then from fans across social media.“You are our Indian pride,” posted one YouTuber. “Hope you’ll make India proud,” said another.

Before the pandemic, I had been in practice as an ear, nose and throat doctor in Manhattan for nearly 17 years. Last spring, I was seeing about 125 patients a week, COVID-19 patients along with everyone else.

Y’all. I admit, when I heard there were murmurings of Hollywood boycotting the Georgia film industry again after Governor Kemp signed the egregious SB 202, I ignored them.

Working it out! Dale Moss spoke out about his relationship with Clare Crawley for the first time since the pair reconnected following a brief split earlier this year.

Refresh for updates…On Monday, a number of prominent Hollywood figures took to social media to mourn the closure of Arclight Cinemas.

Anyone preparing to work with David Fincher knows the legendarily fastidious director doesn’t do anything by halves, and those who signed up for his 10-time Oscar-nominated Hollywood homage Mank were not disappointed by his attention to detail. Filmed in luminous black and white and starring Gary Oldman, the film charts the genesis of the 1941 classic Citizen Kane from the perspective of its screenwriter, Herman J Mankiewicz.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has eased up a little on its restrictions for film, TV and commercial productions and for live events in Greater Los Angeles as Covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths continue to fall in the region.

Back in the late '60s when I was a student at UCLA studying martial arts under Bruce Lee, he spoke often and passionately about the harmful way Asian Americans were portrayed on television shows and in movies. How having characters like Hop Sing (Bonanza) and Hey Boy (Have Gun Will Travel) shuffling about happily serving their white bosses gave the impression that Asian males were grateful, sexless servants.

Lovia Gyarkye is joining The Hollywood Reporter as arts and culture critic. In the newly created role, Gyarkye will review film, TV and streaming content and write about current cultural topics and trends for both online and print editions.

Imprisonment, in many senses of the word, is at the center of each of the five nominees for this year's live-action short film Oscar, which is not to say they're a homogenous bunch: Though all have political undercurrents and speak to present-tense issues, their moods and styles vary enough that their one big (mostly) common theme —cops, and how they wield power —stands out only because we've already been thinking about it every day for what feels like forever.

Emerald Fennell is living large in 2021. After becoming a critical darling out of the festival circuit with “Promising Young Woman,” the film was eventually released and has picked up a ton of trophies during awards season, all culminating in multiple Oscar nominations.

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Editor’s Note: As we saw last weekend from Deadline’s coverage of Jay Baker losing his position as longtime CAA agent after sending manager Jewerl Keats Ross a Menace II Society movie clip depicting a crack addict willing to perform a sexual favor because he was so desperate to feed his habit, we are in a moment of heightened sensitivity that leaves everyone in Hollywood standing upon a trap door that can be triggered by a single insult or misdeed.

BTS, in the past few years, has become such a huge phenomenon that their fandom has become a unifying factor for everyone across the globe. The K-pop band has a massive fan base and among them are not only the regular folk but also some major Hollywood celebrities.

The slew of recent allegations against Joss Whedon from women of Buffy and Angel, shows he created and directed, are heartbreaking. Actor Charisma Carpenter’s brave statement set off a chain reaction, with others following suit including Amber Benson and Michelle Trachtenberg, who was a teenager at the time.

Even though she’s retired, tennis champ Maria Sharapova is busier than ever!