Native and Indigenous Writers Ask Hollywood to Advance Film and TV Representation

While Chrishell Stause has risen to fame over the last year through the hit show Selling Sunset, it appears this wasn’t her only encounter with reality TV.It seems Chrishell could have made it big over 10 years ago on another hugely popular American TV show that is very far removed from the world of real estate.The reality star was once approached by Robert Mills, ABC’s Senior Vice President of Alternative Series, Specials and Late Night Programming, and they discussed her appearing on The

Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar attracted an audience of nearly half a million people Tuesday night by playing the viral video game Among Us on Twitch — one of the biggest events in the history of the popular online streaming platform.

Former White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn endorsed Republican Rep. Doug Collins in his campaign for U.S.

Among Us in order to “get out the vote” for the upcoming US presidential election.On Monday night (October 19), the congresswoman put out a call on Twitter, asking if her followers would like to play the viral multiplayer survival game together, as part of her effort to inspire people to vote. “Anyone want to play Among Us with me on Twitch to get out the vote?” she tweeted.

Johnny Flynn, who stars as David Bowie in the forthcoming biopic Stardust, has said that the film might not please all fans of the late singer.Flynn lost two and a half stone for the film, which follows Bowie travelling across the USA in 1971, shortly before he saw widespread acclaim by reinventing himself as Ziggy Stardust.The film does not contain any original David Bowie songs, which Flynn told The Guardian will mean “we’re potentially going to get a lot of flak from the Bowie army.”Flynn,

discussing some of the disturbing potential ramifications of Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerAnthony Chisholm, whose long career spanned Broadway, film and television, died today at age 77.

David Robb Labor EditorCooley High director Michael Schultz will be honored October 24 by the Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center as part of its 26th annual African American Film Marketplace and the S.E. Manly Short Film Showcase, which runs from October 23-November 29.“Michael represents the best of the best in Hollywood, a true genius at what he does,” said BHERC president Sandra Evers-Manly.

Rebecca Davis editorDisney’s live-action “Mulan” was supposed to be a huge win for under-represented groups in Hollywood. The $200 million-budgeted film is among the most expensive ever directed by a woman, and it features an all-Asian cast — a first for productions of such scale. Despite well-intentioned ambitions, however, the film has exposed the difficulties of representation in a world of complex geopolitics.

Ted Johnson Donald Trump’s attorneys are asking the Supreme Court for an emergency stay to block the release of his tax returns.The request comes after a federal appellate court ruled last week that Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance could obtain the financial information from Trump’s accountant, Mazars USA, via a grand jury subpoena.In their application for a stay, Trump’s attorneys argue that the subpoena is overly broad and in bad faith.“A demand for virtually every financial record of a

HOLLYWOOD – In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2020, Project Angel Food and the University of Southern California (USC) Keck School of Medicine announced Monday the organizations had launched a two year collaborative study into the affects of diabetes among native Americans living in Southern California.

Khloé Kardashian poked fun at her ever-changing look while reminiscing on the early days of her career with close pal Simon Huck.The Good American cofounder, 36, opened up about the evolution of her time in the spotlight during a candid interview with Huck, also 36, on his “Emergency Contact” podcast on Monday, October 12.

David Robb Labor EditorMembers of the WGA West’s Native American and Indigenous Writers’ Committee are calling on Hollywood to reject stereotypical portrayals of native people and to hire native writers, showrunners, directors and actors to tell their own stories.

with Ed Helms and Mike Schur, which is an upcoming Peacock original about the lives in a small town in upstate New York and the Native American reservation it borders, which are turned upside down after town namesake Nathan Rutherford (Helms) fights the moving of a historical statue.

Over the past few days, several Hollywood celebrities are urging fans to cast their vote and bring the change that they want in the US. From Taylor Swift to Selena Gomez, Jennifer Aniston and Chris Evans, a number of stars have been pushing followers to vote.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe idea of a U.S. film festival sticking to its dates in 2020 with a fully programmed, all-physical, non-virtual slate of screenings? It might seem beyond possibility, but then, the suspension of disbelief is particularly accentuated at L.A.’s annual Beyond Fest, which programs “genre” films every fall at the American Cinematheque’s Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.