Nanfu Wang’s ‘In The Same Breath’ To Have NY Premiere At MoMA’s Virtual Doc Fortnight

Each Sunday, we take a moment to give a shout-out to a celebrity activist doing HollyGOOD.This week, we’re shouting out Olivia Munn.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticBy the time she turned 13, “Punky Brewster” star Soleil Moon Frye had done more to impact pop culture than most Americans will in their lifetime. (“Holy macanoli!” and mismatched high tops, anyone?) But once the show was canceled in 1988, things stalled.

Hulu Friday.Soleil, now 44, who is best-known for playing the plucky, mismatched star of “Punky Brewster,” only a few years ago felt a pull to open the vault to her teen years — coming of age in the 1990s in Los Angeles and then moving to New York for college.She knew she had enough for a documentary and at first she didn't want to be in it at all.“When I started the doc, it wasn’t meant to be about me.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Spain’s Soul Pictures has picked up international sales rights to Mexican helmer-scribe Carlos Cuaron’s dramedy “Amalgama,” while Mexico’s Cinepolis has snagged Latin American distribution rights to the film.Best known for co-writing his brother Alfonso’s career-reviving road movie “Y Tu Mama Tambien,” “Amalgama” is Cuaron’s third feature although he has directed several award-winning shorts, and participated in 2015 anthology “Vidas Violentas” as well as written scores

The Real Housewives of Dallas‘ Dr. Tiffany Moon, 36, is happy to be the first Chinese-American to join the show’s cast, and viewers are happy to have her.

The Real Housewives of Dallas‘ Dr. Tiffany Moon, 36, is happy to be the first Chinese-American to join the show’s cast, and viewers are happy to have her.

Olivia Munn is speaking out about anti-Asian violence.

Sue Kim, director of an Oscar-shortlisted short documentary about competitive Rubik’s Cubers, can solve a complex storytelling puzzle in under 40 minutes.

US fashion designer Alexander Wang has been accused of groping a student on a nightclub dancefloor in the latest claim of sexual misconduct to emerge. Keaton Bullen, 21, alleges he was invited to a private table at the Fishbowl club in New York by the designer, drinking vodka before they went to dance.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorThe Directors Guild of America’s latest breakdown of TV director employment shows major gains for women and for Black helmers overall but the numbers also spotlight the systemic lack of movement for Latinx and female directors of color.The share of TV episodes directed by women during the 2019-20 television season across broadcast, cable and streaming hit a record of 34%, up from the 31% share that women commanded in the 2018-19 season and a big lift over the

Heating up! Scott Disick and Amelia Gray Hamlin spent some fun in the sun on their romantic Miami getaway after finally making their relationship Instagram official earlier this month.

Fresh off Sundance and a series of compelling interviews about how she chronicled the Covid-19 outbreak in China and its rampage across the the U.S., Nanju Wang’s In the Same Breath will have its New York premiere as the opening film in the Museum of Modern Art’s Doc Fortnight 2021.

Antonio Ferme editorSince the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, hate crimes against Asian Americans have been on the rise. According to the advocacy group Stop AAPI Hate, there have been up to 2,800 incidents reported since last March.

New York Police Department arrested a man Thursday in connection to an Asian woman being shoved and injured on a New York City street — a case that was spotlighted by actress Olivia Munn.Authorities said Patrick Mateo, 47, of Queens, was facing assault and harassment charges. He was in custody awaiting arraignment.

EXCLUSIVE: The Black Reel Awards (BRAs), an annual event that recognizes the excellence of African-Americans, as well as the cinematic achievements of the African diaspora in the global film industry, has unveiled the nominees for its 21st annual awards ceremony. The event, hosted by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF), will take place on April 11 virtually across several media platforms.

New York Police Department said the 52-year-old woman was outside a bakery on Roosevelt Avenue in the Flushing section of Queens around 2 p.m.

EXCLUSIVE: Danielle Moné Truitt has been cast as a series regular opposite Christopher Meloni, Dylan McDermott and Tamara Taylor in Law & Order: Organized Crime, NBC’s Law & Order: SVU spinoff series.

Framing Britney Spears will be happy to know that the New York Times-led investigative film finally has a UK air date. Discussing Britney’s ongoing legal battle with her father Jamie Spears (not to be confused with the star’s sister, Jamie Lynn Spears), the documentary aims to piece together the timeline surrounding her conservatorship and will detail her battles with childhood stardom, music industry misogyny and insensitive global tabloids.