Wilkerson's 'Caste' among finalists for Lukas book prize

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorFor a certain generation of women, director Susan Seidelman’s second feature, “Desperately Seeking Susan,” is a formative text, an indelible record of New York in the ‘80s, from Madonna’s iconic hair bow to Rosanna Arquette’s spirited performance as the lead.

NEW YORK -- Fiction by Garth Greenwell and Douglas Stuart and nonfiction by author-comedian Samantha Irby are among this year's nominees for the Lambda Literary Awards, given for the best of LGBTQ writing.Greenwell's “Cleanness” and Stuart's “Shuggie Bain,” winner of the Booker Prize last fall, are contenders for best gay fiction, along with Joon Oluchi Lee's “Neotenica,” Brandon Taylor's “Real Life” and Dennis E.

The last guild awards announcement for 2021 was reserved for the American Society of Cinematographers which, in truth, isn’t a guild, but represents the most important creative aspect of a movie, the image itself. More than any other guild honor, the Oscar for Best Cinematography rarely deviates from the Feature Film nominees from the ASC Awards.

Antonio Ferme editorWhile there are many Muslims active in Hollywood from Mahershala Ali to Riz Ahmed, who is drawing awards buzz for his role in “Sound of Metal,” Serena Rasoul thought they were among the few. Rasoul has launched Muslim American Casting and is building a database of Muslim and Southwest Asian/North African talent.“We can make a bigger impact if we’re united,” Rasoul said.

“The United States vs. Billie Holiday,” “Minari,” “Da 5 Bloods” and “One Night in Miami” are among the films AARP is honoring at its annual Movies for Grownups Awards, the nonprofit organization said Thursday.Director Lee Daniels’ “The United States vs.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorTV commercial casting director Merrill Jonas died Thursday at the Motion Picture Home in Woodland Hills, Calif. after a long illness.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Impeachment: American Crime Story” has found its Hillary Clinton in Emmy Award-winning actress Edie Falco.She is the latest high-profile star to join the series, which will detail the events surrounding the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. It was previously announced that Beanie Feldstein will star as Monica Lewinsky, with Clive Owen as Bill Clinton, Sarah Paulson as Linda Tripp, Margo Martindale as Lucianne Goldberg and Annaleigh Ashford as Paula Jones.

“Fresh Off the Boat” was adapted into a network sitcom that he narrated, has also worked as a corporate lawyer, a chef and restaurateur, a clothing designer and a TV host.Now, with his new film “Boogie,” in theaters March 5, Huang is adding director to that list — and it just might be his favorite gig yet. “You get to play with people,” said Huang, who grew up in Orlando and now divides his time between New York, Los Angeles and Taiwan.

Mariah Carey is being sued by her older brother Morgan following the release of her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey.

Rosie Perez has some thoughts on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's recent apology over allegations of sexual misconduct.

For much of her career, composer Lolita Ritmanis dreamed of tackling an “epic” Latvian film, in tribute to her heritage as a Latvian-American. In 2019, she finally was able to do so with Blizzard of Souls, penning deeply affecting music, which landed her on the Oscars’ shortlist for Best Original Score.

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Joe Otterson TV ReporterO-T Fagbenle has been cast in the recurring role of President Barack Obama in the upcoming Showtime anthology series “The First Lady.”He will star opposite Viola Davis, who will play First Lady Michelle Obama. The show is described as a reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House.

As more novels have flown from the shelves to the screen, books such as Bridgerton, The Queen’s Gambit and more have been given literary revivals. Netflix announced Thursday that their recent adaptations of literary works, includingLupin and Firefly Lane,have achieved a rise in print sales withhalf of the top 10 titles featured onThe New York Timesbestsellers list forprint and e-book fiction tied to a series on the streamer.

a just-published report from Gallup, 5.6 percent of Americans identify as LGBT, or non-heterosexual, up from 4.5 percent in 2017. The report covers all of 2020.

South by Southwest (aka SXSW) has revealed its final round for its already robust lineup of keynotes and featured sessions. The online iteration of the SXSW conference and festival is set to take place March 16-20.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSouth by Southwest Conference and Festivals has announced that Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg; author and host of the New York Times podcast “Together Apart” Priya Parker in conversation with Anand Giridharadas; and writer and author Charles Yu as Keynote Speakers, along with a new round of Featured Speakers for SXSW Online.The virtual event takes place from March 16-20, 2021.Buttigieg, Parker, and Yu join the Keynote lineup that includes