The Academy’s First Black President Is Stepping Down From Its Governing Board
Cheryl Boone Isaacs spearheaded the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' diversity initiative.
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Hollywood’s Writers Won’t Go on Strike After All
Following nearly two months of negotiation, the Writers Guild of America has reached an agreement with Hollywood’s major studios on health care and wages.
Hollywood’s Writers Gear Up for Another Strike
Television’s golden age hasn’t been so rosy for scribes, whose union is stuck in disagreements with major studios over health care and wage increases.
What’s the Problem When Black British Actors Play Americans?
There are deeper questions than whether they’re taking jobs from black African Americans.
What Ever Happened to Hollywood’s ‘Free Tibet’ Rallying Cry?
Calls for Tibetan rights remain; they’re just hard to hear over the din of other mounting international rights concerns.
Chinawood: Two Big Brands—‘Hollywood’ and ‘Made in China’—Merge Into One
Superheroes over superstitious narratives, a celebration of socialist core values, and more strong female leads: Predicting the future…
How ‘Hidden Figures’ Provides a Model for Supporting Diversity in the Sciences
In recent years, the United States has doubled down on its commitment to diversity in STEM. But where…
Alabama Theater Cancels ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Screenings to Protest Gay Scene
A drive-in movie theater in Henagar, Alabama, has canceled its scheduled showtimes of Disney’s live-action Beauty and the…
For Now, Californian Actors Will Have to Continue Disclosing Their Ages on IMDb
A California judge has put a stay on enforcing a law requiring entertainment databases to remove age information at subscribers’ requests.
Why the Box-Office Boycott Against Roman Polanski Worked
The Polish director’s decision, which comes after a #BoycottCesar protest, appears to be a rare case of a box-office boycott that worked.