BBC Four presents “Maya Angelou at the BBC,” an insightful documentary commemorating the life and legacy of the iconic American writer, poet, and activist, Maya Angelou, on Sunday, 26 May 2024, at 9.00 pm. The program pays tribute to Angelou, a literary giant whose acclaimed works, such as “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” […]
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- 5/26/2024
- by Izzy Jacobs
- MemorableTV
It does not take a lot for Steven Spielberg to shine. His exceptional filmography speaks volumes on its own. The talent imbibed in one soul is enough to account for a great amount of masterpieces in the Hollywood industry. It takes understanding and skill to create stories the way he does. He has worked on various adaptations and mastered almost all of them perfectly.
Oprah Winfrey in The Color Purple | Credit: Warner Bros.
One of the adaptations he made was of Alice Walker’s renowned novel The Color Purple. While the movie found great critical acclaim, having been nominated for 11 Oscars, there was a certain set of audience that wasn’t too fond of the adaptation. Walker’s novel told stories of a woman who was in pain of different kinds. She spoke for many people all at once, in a way similar to Maya Angelou.
Steven Spielberg Got Thrashed...
Oprah Winfrey in The Color Purple | Credit: Warner Bros.
One of the adaptations he made was of Alice Walker’s renowned novel The Color Purple. While the movie found great critical acclaim, having been nominated for 11 Oscars, there was a certain set of audience that wasn’t too fond of the adaptation. Walker’s novel told stories of a woman who was in pain of different kinds. She spoke for many people all at once, in a way similar to Maya Angelou.
Steven Spielberg Got Thrashed...
- 5/22/2024
- by Adya Godboley
- FandomWire
On Sunday, May 26th, 2024, at 9:00 Pm, BBC Four presents a special program titled “Maya Angelou at the BBC,” honoring the life and legacy of the renowned American writer, poet, and activist Maya Angelou. Hosted by long-time admirer Bonnie Greer, this documentary offers a unique glimpse into Maya’s extraordinary life through a journey into the BBC’s extensive archives.
Maya Angelou’s impact on literature and civil rights is profound, and this program celebrates her enduring influence by showcasing rare footage and interviews from her appearances on BBC programs over the years. Viewers can expect to be inspired by Maya’s powerful words and insights as she shares her wisdom, experiences, and perspectives on life, love, and social justice.
Through Bonnie Greer’s thoughtful narration and the BBC’s rich collection of archival material, audiences will gain a deeper understanding of Maya Angelou’s journey from a troubled childhood...
Maya Angelou’s impact on literature and civil rights is profound, and this program celebrates her enduring influence by showcasing rare footage and interviews from her appearances on BBC programs over the years. Viewers can expect to be inspired by Maya’s powerful words and insights as she shares her wisdom, experiences, and perspectives on life, love, and social justice.
Through Bonnie Greer’s thoughtful narration and the BBC’s rich collection of archival material, audiences will gain a deeper understanding of Maya Angelou’s journey from a troubled childhood...
- 5/20/2024
- by Posts UK
- TV Everyday
Oprah Winfrey apologized for her contribution to diet culture in WeightWatchers’ “Making The Shift: A New Way to Think About Weight” livestream on Thursday evening.
At the beginning of the livestream, Winfrey spoke candidly about her experiences influencing diet culture over the years.
“I want to acknowledge that I have been a steadfast participant in this diet culture through my platforms, through the magazine, through the talk show for 25 years,” Winfrey said. “I’ve been a major contributor to it. I cannot tell you how many weight loss shows and makeovers I have done and they have been a staple since I’ve been working in television.”
Winfrey recalled a moment from “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in 1988 when she rolled a wagon of fat onto the stage, saying that it was “one of my biggest regrets.”
“It sent a message that starving yourself with a liquid diet and set a...
At the beginning of the livestream, Winfrey spoke candidly about her experiences influencing diet culture over the years.
“I want to acknowledge that I have been a steadfast participant in this diet culture through my platforms, through the magazine, through the talk show for 25 years,” Winfrey said. “I’ve been a major contributor to it. I cannot tell you how many weight loss shows and makeovers I have done and they have been a staple since I’ve been working in television.”
Winfrey recalled a moment from “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in 1988 when she rolled a wagon of fat onto the stage, saying that it was “one of my biggest regrets.”
“It sent a message that starving yourself with a liquid diet and set a...
- 5/13/2024
- by Lexi Carson
- Variety Film + TV
Maya Rudolph opened the Mother’s Day episode of “Saturday Night Live” with a tribute to mothers — in every sense of the term.
Hosting the sketch show’s penultimate episode of the season, Rudolph began her monologue by noting she’s a four-time mom herself. “But Maya, look — you’re not just a mom,” cast member Bowen Yang reminded her. “You’re mother,” invoking the term’s use in queer slang to describe powerful, aspirational women. “You were the first to slay the house down boots, queen!”
“Who me, mother?” Rudolph asked, feigning shock. “You’re right!” The host then launched into a propulsive dance number, strutting through Studio 8H — also known as “House of Rockefeller” — in a reflective bodysuit while delivering lyrics like “Oops, I made you dance / Remember in that movie when I pooped my pants?” Other lines played on the many meanings of “mother”: “Who’s...
Hosting the sketch show’s penultimate episode of the season, Rudolph began her monologue by noting she’s a four-time mom herself. “But Maya, look — you’re not just a mom,” cast member Bowen Yang reminded her. “You’re mother,” invoking the term’s use in queer slang to describe powerful, aspirational women. “You were the first to slay the house down boots, queen!”
“Who me, mother?” Rudolph asked, feigning shock. “You’re right!” The host then launched into a propulsive dance number, strutting through Studio 8H — also known as “House of Rockefeller” — in a reflective bodysuit while delivering lyrics like “Oops, I made you dance / Remember in that movie when I pooped my pants?” Other lines played on the many meanings of “mother”: “Who’s...
- 5/12/2024
- by Alison Herman
- Variety Film + TV
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- 5/8/2024
- MUBI
Jan Haag, who a half-century ago founded the landmark Directing Workshop for Women at the American Film Institute, has died. She was 90.
The remarkable Haag, who also was an actress, painter, poet, novelist, playwright, writer of travel stories and creator of needlepoint canvases, some of which required hundreds of hours to complete, died Monday in Shoreline, Washington, according to the AFI and the Mb Abram agency.
Haag had directed dozens of educational films for the John Tracy Clinic and the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare when she became the first woman accepted into the Academy Intern Program at the AFI in 1970, three years after it was founded by George Stevens Jr.
She was assigned to Paramount’s Harold and Maude (1971), directed by Hal Ashby, then joined the AFI staff in 1971, and among her duties was to administer the nonprofit’s film grant program funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.
The remarkable Haag, who also was an actress, painter, poet, novelist, playwright, writer of travel stories and creator of needlepoint canvases, some of which required hundreds of hours to complete, died Monday in Shoreline, Washington, according to the AFI and the Mb Abram agency.
Haag had directed dozens of educational films for the John Tracy Clinic and the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare when she became the first woman accepted into the Academy Intern Program at the AFI in 1970, three years after it was founded by George Stevens Jr.
She was assigned to Paramount’s Harold and Maude (1971), directed by Hal Ashby, then joined the AFI staff in 1971, and among her duties was to administer the nonprofit’s film grant program funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.
- 5/2/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When California State University Northridge’s head of film production Nate Thomas came to visit one of his first students, Paul Hunter, on the set of the new David Oyelowo-starring Apple TV Plus series “Government Cheese,” the Northridge alum and show co-creator could be heard boasting about his time in the program.
After learning to tell stories at Csun, Hunter spun a renowned career directing music videos for Beyonce and U2, among others, into helming Bacardi spots with Michael B. Jordan and Cannes Golden Lion-winning campaigns for Nike. Much of that has been through PrettyBird, a Hollywood commercial house he co-founded and uses in part to help foster and launch the careers of other underrepresented voices. “It all started at Northridge,” Thomas says. “We do filmmaking not just for the privileged. We make it for all people who have a story to tell.”
Since 2016, the Hispanic-serving institution’s film...
After learning to tell stories at Csun, Hunter spun a renowned career directing music videos for Beyonce and U2, among others, into helming Bacardi spots with Michael B. Jordan and Cannes Golden Lion-winning campaigns for Nike. Much of that has been through PrettyBird, a Hollywood commercial house he co-founded and uses in part to help foster and launch the careers of other underrepresented voices. “It all started at Northridge,” Thomas says. “We do filmmaking not just for the privileged. We make it for all people who have a story to tell.”
Since 2016, the Hispanic-serving institution’s film...
- 4/25/2024
- by Abbey White
- Variety Film + TV
Lourdes Portillo, the prominent Mexican filmmaker and social activist behind The Devil Never Sleeps and the Oscar-nominated Las Madres – The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, has died. She was 80.
Portillo died Saturday at her home in San Francisco, her friend Soco Aguilar told The Hollywood Reporter. She was surrounded by her three sons and a sister. A cause was not given.
Portillo worked as a writer, director, producer, activist and journalist to create work that centered Latin American and Mexican stories. Las Madres — The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo (1985), highlighted the mothers of Argentinian desaparecidos holding weekly protests in Buenos Aires’ Plaza de Mayo during Argentina’s military dictatorship. The documentary was nominated for an Oscar in 1986.
The Devil Never Sleeps (1994) follows Portillo’s own investigation of her uncle’s death in Mexico. It was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry in 2020.
In May, the Academy...
Portillo died Saturday at her home in San Francisco, her friend Soco Aguilar told The Hollywood Reporter. She was surrounded by her three sons and a sister. A cause was not given.
Portillo worked as a writer, director, producer, activist and journalist to create work that centered Latin American and Mexican stories. Las Madres — The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo (1985), highlighted the mothers of Argentinian desaparecidos holding weekly protests in Buenos Aires’ Plaza de Mayo during Argentina’s military dictatorship. The documentary was nominated for an Oscar in 1986.
The Devil Never Sleeps (1994) follows Portillo’s own investigation of her uncle’s death in Mexico. It was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry in 2020.
In May, the Academy...
- 4/21/2024
- by Zoe G Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bradford Thomason and Brett Whitcomb’s feature documentary “Butterfly in the Sky,” about the beloved 1980’s PBS children’s series “Reading Rainbow” will be released in select AMC theaters and digitally through Fifth Season.
The film, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2023, takes audiences behind the scenes of the children’s series and tells the story of the show’s creators, who believed the small screen could inspire a love of reading. The docu also spotlights the show’s host LeVar Burton and gives an inside look at the challenges he and the show’s creators faced in cultivating a love of reading through television.
The doc, produced by Xtr, will have a limited theatrical release beginning on March 17 in select AMC theaters followed by a full run in New York and additional cities. The film’s digital and international rights have been acquired by Fifth Season. The...
The film, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2023, takes audiences behind the scenes of the children’s series and tells the story of the show’s creators, who believed the small screen could inspire a love of reading. The docu also spotlights the show’s host LeVar Burton and gives an inside look at the challenges he and the show’s creators faced in cultivating a love of reading through television.
The doc, produced by Xtr, will have a limited theatrical release beginning on March 17 in select AMC theaters followed by a full run in New York and additional cities. The film’s digital and international rights have been acquired by Fifth Season. The...
- 2/28/2024
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
Saturday Night Live set its sights on The Floor, Fox’s new game show hosted by Rob Lowe that has contestants facing off in a series of quiz duels.
On SNL’s version, tonight’s host Shane Gillis played the defending champion David, who triumphed in the first round by correctly identifying a glass of orange juice.
But when it came time to identify famous faces, Gillis was continually stumped by a series of pictures featuring Black politicians and personalities. As pictures of Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King, Maya Angelou, Colin Powell and Aretha Franklin flashed on the screen, a panicked Gillis said things like “I know him, but I’m nervous” or “I’m a huge fan of hers” without saying their actual names.
Fear even had him miss the names of Stephen Curry and Oprah Winfrey.
But when an image of Cleveland from Family Guy appears, Gillis’ David gets it right.
On SNL’s version, tonight’s host Shane Gillis played the defending champion David, who triumphed in the first round by correctly identifying a glass of orange juice.
But when it came time to identify famous faces, Gillis was continually stumped by a series of pictures featuring Black politicians and personalities. As pictures of Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King, Maya Angelou, Colin Powell and Aretha Franklin flashed on the screen, a panicked Gillis said things like “I know him, but I’m nervous” or “I’m a huge fan of hers” without saying their actual names.
Fear even had him miss the names of Stephen Curry and Oprah Winfrey.
But when an image of Cleveland from Family Guy appears, Gillis’ David gets it right.
- 2/25/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Consequence’s Origins is a recurring series that gives artists a place to break down everything that went into their latest release. Today, Sinkane dissects his new song, “How Sweet Is Your Love.”
Sinkane (aka multi-instrumentalist Ahmed Gallab) has announced his fifth studio album, We Belong, out on April 5th via City Slang Records. In addition, the pop and funk artist has announced a US tour and released the new single, “How Sweet Is Your Love,” along with its accompanying music video
In a compelling preview of what is sure to follow on We Belong, the song is dancy and fun. It’s in part inspired by the American punk scenes of the ’70s and ’80s, as well as the soul music of Gallab’s native Sudan.
“‘How Sweet Is Your Love’ is about remaining in the present and feeling all of your feelings as fully as possible,” Gallab tells Consequence about the tune.
Sinkane (aka multi-instrumentalist Ahmed Gallab) has announced his fifth studio album, We Belong, out on April 5th via City Slang Records. In addition, the pop and funk artist has announced a US tour and released the new single, “How Sweet Is Your Love,” along with its accompanying music video
In a compelling preview of what is sure to follow on We Belong, the song is dancy and fun. It’s in part inspired by the American punk scenes of the ’70s and ’80s, as well as the soul music of Gallab’s native Sudan.
“‘How Sweet Is Your Love’ is about remaining in the present and feeling all of your feelings as fully as possible,” Gallab tells Consequence about the tune.
- 1/23/2024
- by Venus Rittenberg
- Consequence - Music
The American Film Institute (AFI) has officially announced the eight filmmakers for the upcoming AFI Dww+ Class of 2025 program, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the program. IndieWire announces it here.
The AFI Dww+ is a year-long directing program that supports women and traditionally underrepresented narrative filmmakers through the production cycle of a short film, providing hands-on instruction led by industry experts. The short films completed in the workshop will premiere at the annual Dww+ Showcase in Spring 2025.
AFI Dww alum Hanelle M. Culpepper, who made history helming the “Star Trek: Picard” pilot and recently directed a block of episodes for “Star Wars: The Acolyte,” is this year’s AFI Dww+ Guest Artistic Director. Culpepper will oversee and direct the artistic curriculum and serve as a mentor for the Dww+ participants through their production cycle and the industry showcase, and act as an ambassador on behalf of the program.
“I remember...
The AFI Dww+ is a year-long directing program that supports women and traditionally underrepresented narrative filmmakers through the production cycle of a short film, providing hands-on instruction led by industry experts. The short films completed in the workshop will premiere at the annual Dww+ Showcase in Spring 2025.
AFI Dww alum Hanelle M. Culpepper, who made history helming the “Star Trek: Picard” pilot and recently directed a block of episodes for “Star Wars: The Acolyte,” is this year’s AFI Dww+ Guest Artistic Director. Culpepper will oversee and direct the artistic curriculum and serve as a mentor for the Dww+ participants through their production cycle and the industry showcase, and act as an ambassador on behalf of the program.
“I remember...
- 1/22/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Around halfway through the fifth episode of Marvel’s Echo, viewers are dropped into the experience of a Choctaw Nation powwow. It’s a first-of-its-kind moment for the MCU, featuring dancers in regalia singing to the drum-driven music. In a poorly lit nearby barn stands Alaqua Cox’s Maya Lopez, in a face-off alongside the women of her family against a notorious New York crime kingpin, Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio).
Director Sydney Freeland pitched the moment to Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige by recalling how she grew up reading Marvel Comics and attending powwows.
“I’ve read comic books at powwows, for sure — I’ve probably fallen asleep reading comic books at powwows — but those two things never overlapped,” Freeland tells The Hollywood Reporter. “So to have those things come together, to have Kingpin at a powwow, it is a very surreal experience.”
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has wooed Oscar-winning...
Director Sydney Freeland pitched the moment to Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige by recalling how she grew up reading Marvel Comics and attending powwows.
“I’ve read comic books at powwows, for sure — I’ve probably fallen asleep reading comic books at powwows — but those two things never overlapped,” Freeland tells The Hollywood Reporter. “So to have those things come together, to have Kingpin at a powwow, it is a very surreal experience.”
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has wooed Oscar-winning...
- 1/16/2024
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Donald E. Wildmon, whose American Family Association led boycotts over sexuality and gay themes in American TV shows and in the arts, died on Dec. 28 in Tupelo, Miss. He was 85.
The cause was Lewy body dementia, according to a statement posted by the American Family Association.
Wildmon-led groups ran full-page advertisements denouncing the 1990s police drama NYPD Blue for what it called “steamy sex scenes”; and picketed a Hollywood studio over Martin Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ.
In 1982, Wildmon called for national brands to withdraw ads from an NBC-TV movie written by the poet Maya Angelou, Sister, Sister. Wildmon claimed the film promoted “negative stereotyping of Christian people.”
He also led attacks on the National Endowment for the Arts over its grants for work that many conservatives considered obscene.
The pastor founded the National Federation for Decency in 1977, later renamed the American Family Association.
He is survived by three children,...
The cause was Lewy body dementia, according to a statement posted by the American Family Association.
Wildmon-led groups ran full-page advertisements denouncing the 1990s police drama NYPD Blue for what it called “steamy sex scenes”; and picketed a Hollywood studio over Martin Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ.
In 1982, Wildmon called for national brands to withdraw ads from an NBC-TV movie written by the poet Maya Angelou, Sister, Sister. Wildmon claimed the film promoted “negative stereotyping of Christian people.”
He also led attacks on the National Endowment for the Arts over its grants for work that many conservatives considered obscene.
The pastor founded the National Federation for Decency in 1977, later renamed the American Family Association.
He is survived by three children,...
- 1/7/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
After Lenny Kravitz watched an early cut of “Rustin,” it wasn’t difficult for him to determine whether or not he’s accept the challenge of writing and performing an original song for the new Netflix film. After watching the movie — which features a tour de force performance from Colman Domingo as the forgotten Black queer icon of the Civil Rights Movement, who was chief in organizing the historic March on Washington in 1963 — Kravitz told IndieWire, “The first thing I felt was, ‘My mother would want me to do this.’”
Speaking to IndieWire over Zoom, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter admitted he had not heard of the film’s namesake, “which immediately showed me that there was a problem, because I grew up in a family that was very active in the Civil Rights Movement. My mother and her friends and all of those folks in the ’60s, they were in all that.
Speaking to IndieWire over Zoom, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter admitted he had not heard of the film’s namesake, “which immediately showed me that there was a problem, because I grew up in a family that was very active in the Civil Rights Movement. My mother and her friends and all of those folks in the ’60s, they were in all that.
- 12/15/2023
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
The CDC has reported that the average age for most first-time moms is 26-years-old, but plenty of celebrities have welcomed children well before that age.
Kylie Jenner became a mom at the age of 20 and Reese Witherspoon gave birth to her first child when was 23.
But did you know that there are even younger celebrity parents out there? In fact, we’ve uncovered a list of 20 famous individuals who became parents before the age of 20, with the youngest being only 12 years old.
Head inside to check out the full list…
Keep scrolling to see the full list…
Sofia Vergara – 19
Modern Family‘s Sofia Vergara welcomed her son Manolo into the world in 1991. At the time, she was married to high school sweetheart Joe Gonzalez.
Niki Taylor – 19
Model Niki Taylor became the mother of twins Hunter and Jake at the age of 19. The boys’ father is Miami Hooters linebacker Matt Martinez,...
Kylie Jenner became a mom at the age of 20 and Reese Witherspoon gave birth to her first child when was 23.
But did you know that there are even younger celebrity parents out there? In fact, we’ve uncovered a list of 20 famous individuals who became parents before the age of 20, with the youngest being only 12 years old.
Head inside to check out the full list…
Keep scrolling to see the full list…
Sofia Vergara – 19
Modern Family‘s Sofia Vergara welcomed her son Manolo into the world in 1991. At the time, she was married to high school sweetheart Joe Gonzalez.
Niki Taylor – 19
Model Niki Taylor became the mother of twins Hunter and Jake at the age of 19. The boys’ father is Miami Hooters linebacker Matt Martinez,...
- 12/13/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
The CDC has reported that the average age for most first-time moms is 26-years-old, but plenty of celebrities have welcomed children well before that age.
Kylie Jenner became a mom at the age of 20 and Reese Witherspoon gave birth to her first child when was 23.
But did you know that there are even younger celebrity parents out there? In fact, we’ve uncovered a list of 20 famous individuals who became parents before the age of 20, with the youngest being only 12 years old.
Head inside to check out the full list…
Keep scrolling to see the full list…
Sofia Vergara – 19
Modern Family‘s Sofia Vergara welcomed her son Manolo into the world in 1991. At the time, she was married to high school sweetheart Joe Gonzalez.
Niki Taylor – 19
Model Niki Taylor became the mother of twins Hunter and Jake at the age of 19. The boys’ father is Miami Hooters linebacker Matt Martinez,...
Kylie Jenner became a mom at the age of 20 and Reese Witherspoon gave birth to her first child when was 23.
But did you know that there are even younger celebrity parents out there? In fact, we’ve uncovered a list of 20 famous individuals who became parents before the age of 20, with the youngest being only 12 years old.
Head inside to check out the full list…
Keep scrolling to see the full list…
Sofia Vergara – 19
Modern Family‘s Sofia Vergara welcomed her son Manolo into the world in 1991. At the time, she was married to high school sweetheart Joe Gonzalez.
Niki Taylor – 19
Model Niki Taylor became the mother of twins Hunter and Jake at the age of 19. The boys’ father is Miami Hooters linebacker Matt Martinez,...
- 11/9/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Clockwise from left: The League (Magnolia Pictures), The Last Rider (Roadside Attractions), Black Ice (Lionsgate)Image: The A.V. Club
It’s Thanksgiving time, so give thanks to Hulu if you’re a fan of sports documentaries because the streaming service is stuffing its library with them. Black Ice is about institutional racism in professional hockey,...
It’s Thanksgiving time, so give thanks to Hulu if you’re a fan of sports documentaries because the streaming service is stuffing its library with them. Black Ice is about institutional racism in professional hockey,...
- 10/27/2023
- by Robert DeSalvo
- avclub.com
At Paris’ Palais de Tokyo museum, Kérastase, the luxury hair and scalp care brand, hosted its second annual Power Talks on Tuesday. Drawing influencers and media from the U.S., Europe, the Balkans, and Asia, it was an event to help women gain confidence through active mentorship.
Through programming like this, Kérastase has been working to elevate women’s voices by reducing the confidence gap between men and women. According to a Kérastase global survey of more than 2,500 women in the U.S., China, Brazil and France, 74 percent of women think they lack confidence in their career-defining moments. Because of this, there are major gaps in how women view their ability, their work relationships and their future potential compared to men.
As guests arrived, they were guided to a large staircase with a giant inflatable letter K as the backdrop. The room was designed as an activation in itself with information about the brand,...
Through programming like this, Kérastase has been working to elevate women’s voices by reducing the confidence gap between men and women. According to a Kérastase global survey of more than 2,500 women in the U.S., China, Brazil and France, 74 percent of women think they lack confidence in their career-defining moments. Because of this, there are major gaps in how women view their ability, their work relationships and their future potential compared to men.
As guests arrived, they were guided to a large staircase with a giant inflatable letter K as the backdrop. The room was designed as an activation in itself with information about the brand,...
- 10/26/2023
- by Allyson Portee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nigerian star Patoranking is manifesting greatness on his new album, World Best, out today, Sept. 6. “My musical journey hasn’t always been an easy one,” the musician tells Rolling Stone, “but still we rise like Maya Angelou said.”
World Best marks Patoranking’s fourth album, and first in three years, following 2020’s Three. The album’s title, Patoranking adds, is also his “affirmation.” Reflecting on his journey from his earliest releases in 2014 to now, he continues: “My first song ‘Alubarika,’ I said from ‘nothing to something, from Lagos to America.
World Best marks Patoranking’s fourth album, and first in three years, following 2020’s Three. The album’s title, Patoranking adds, is also his “affirmation.” Reflecting on his journey from his earliest releases in 2014 to now, he continues: “My first song ‘Alubarika,’ I said from ‘nothing to something, from Lagos to America.
- 9/6/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Books are being pulled from the library shelves of an Iowa school district following new legislation from Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds, which purports to protect children from obscene material, The Gazette reports.
The new legislation, Senate File 496, prohibits “instruction related to gender identity and sexual orientation in school districts, charter schools and innovation zone schools in kindergarten through grade six.” It requires that every book available to students be “age appropriate” and free of any “descriptions or visual depictions of a sex act.”
The district used Artificial Intelligence to make...
The new legislation, Senate File 496, prohibits “instruction related to gender identity and sexual orientation in school districts, charter schools and innovation zone schools in kindergarten through grade six.” It requires that every book available to students be “age appropriate” and free of any “descriptions or visual depictions of a sex act.”
The district used Artificial Intelligence to make...
- 8/14/2023
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Tl;Dr:
Maya Angelou liked country songs by Reba McEntire, Toby Keith, and Montgomery Gentry. She wrote country songs of her own that didn’t get recorded. Angelou loved a famous country song that straddles the line between country and pop.
Maya Angelou was a big fan of country music. She felt like she could have written one of the most famous country songs of the 2000s. In addition, she discussed some of her other musical preferences.
Maya Angelou wrote country songs and loved Lee Ann Womack’s ‘I Hope You Dance’
During a 2013 interview with The New York Times, Angelou was asked what she was listening to. “I’m a serious aficionada of country music — Reba McEntire, Toby Keith, Montgomery Gentry,” she revealed. “I’ve even written some songs. They haven’t done anything of mine yet. But it’s only a matter of time.
“I love the song...
Maya Angelou liked country songs by Reba McEntire, Toby Keith, and Montgomery Gentry. She wrote country songs of her own that didn’t get recorded. Angelou loved a famous country song that straddles the line between country and pop.
Maya Angelou was a big fan of country music. She felt like she could have written one of the most famous country songs of the 2000s. In addition, she discussed some of her other musical preferences.
Maya Angelou wrote country songs and loved Lee Ann Womack’s ‘I Hope You Dance’
During a 2013 interview with The New York Times, Angelou was asked what she was listening to. “I’m a serious aficionada of country music — Reba McEntire, Toby Keith, Montgomery Gentry,” she revealed. “I’ve even written some songs. They haven’t done anything of mine yet. But it’s only a matter of time.
“I love the song...
- 7/31/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Primetime Emmys are not necessarily known for honoring projects featuring casts that are primarily minority/people of color. The TV academy has never, for instance, given the Best Drama Series trophy to such a show. The statuette for Best Comedy Series has been won by a series featuring a largely minority cast precisely once: “The Cosby Show” in 1985. But the category of top limited/anthology/miniseries has paid golden tribute to programs with mostly minority casts a handful of times before, helping give Netflix’s “Beef” with its predominantly Asian American lineup a genuine shot to take home the biggest prize.
“Beef” tied with “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” for the most nominations among all non-regular series programs with 13. It’s presently in the lead among Gold Derby voters in the limited series race with 16/5 combined odds. Its star Ali Wong is also in first place among limited lead actresses,...
“Beef” tied with “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” for the most nominations among all non-regular series programs with 13. It’s presently in the lead among Gold Derby voters in the limited series race with 16/5 combined odds. Its star Ali Wong is also in first place among limited lead actresses,...
- 7/24/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
A legend continues to make history. Celia Cruz — the late Afro-Latina salsa legend — is set to become one of five American Women Quarters Program honorees to be featured on the U.S. quarter next year.
Days ago, the United States Mint revealed the design of the new quarter, which captures the singer’s “dazzling smile while performing in a rumba style dress.” It also features her signature catchphrase, “Azucar!”
“Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American singer, cultural icon, and one of the most popular #Latin artists of the 20th century,” the Mint tweeted Friday.
Days ago, the United States Mint revealed the design of the new quarter, which captures the singer’s “dazzling smile while performing in a rumba style dress.” It also features her signature catchphrase, “Azucar!”
“Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American singer, cultural icon, and one of the most popular #Latin artists of the 20th century,” the Mint tweeted Friday.
- 7/24/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
During the opening frames of Sam Pollard’s “The League,” a wistful and profound documentary about the rise and fall of the Negro Leagues, baseball hall-of-famers Hank Aaron and Monte Irvin share how they played the game as kids, even when they had nothing more than broomsticks.
As footage of Black kids playing on a sandlot rush by, what’s being discussed isn’t merely successful men reminiscing about their past hardships, they’re talking about how they overcame those obstacles through resourcefulness and guile. Pollard’s newest incisive documentary about one of the largest Black-owned businesses in America, the Negro Leagues, is filled with those gems of perseverance and adaptation.
And yet, Pollard doesn’t skirt from the deeply felt dangers that afflicted these athletes living under the cloud of systemic racism. He tells this history through his narration and chronologically. He begins by straightening a misconception: Though Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier,...
As footage of Black kids playing on a sandlot rush by, what’s being discussed isn’t merely successful men reminiscing about their past hardships, they’re talking about how they overcame those obstacles through resourcefulness and guile. Pollard’s newest incisive documentary about one of the largest Black-owned businesses in America, the Negro Leagues, is filled with those gems of perseverance and adaptation.
And yet, Pollard doesn’t skirt from the deeply felt dangers that afflicted these athletes living under the cloud of systemic racism. He tells this history through his narration and chronologically. He begins by straightening a misconception: Though Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier,...
- 7/7/2023
- by Robert Daniels
- Indiewire
Senegalese and French director Ramata-Toulaye Sy is only the second Black woman to make it into Competition in Cannes. Her debut feature, Banel & Adama, which had its debut Saturday, follows in the footsteps of Mati Diop’s 2019 Atlantics.
Sy draws on her roots in the Fulani, or Peul, culture of the Futa region in northern Senegal for her magic-realist film about a young couple whose passion brings chaos to their remote rural community. “The people of Futa have the reputation of being very dignified and sticking to their community,” says Sy, who was born and grew up in France. “I was raised in the Fulani tradition at home and French culture outside.”
Inspiration for Banel & Adama came from a desire to create a tragic African heroine on par with Pierre Corneille’s Médée or Jean Racine’s Phèdre. “We don’t really have these mythical, tragic characters, or we do,...
Sy draws on her roots in the Fulani, or Peul, culture of the Futa region in northern Senegal for her magic-realist film about a young couple whose passion brings chaos to their remote rural community. “The people of Futa have the reputation of being very dignified and sticking to their community,” says Sy, who was born and grew up in France. “I was raised in the Fulani tradition at home and French culture outside.”
Inspiration for Banel & Adama came from a desire to create a tragic African heroine on par with Pierre Corneille’s Médée or Jean Racine’s Phèdre. “We don’t really have these mythical, tragic characters, or we do,...
- 5/20/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
After headline-making rumours that their marriage is on the rocks, Chance the Rapper and his wife Kristen Corley are reportedly still going strong.
Per TMZ, a rep for the Grammy-winning rapper, real name Chancelor Johnathan Bennett, has confirmed that the couple is still deeply committed to each other despite a surfaced video clip of Bennett suggestively dancing with another woman.
“Everyone has their moments, but they’re all good,” stated the rep.
In a video of Chance celebrating his 30th birthday during Jamaica Carnival on April 16, the “Cocoa Butter Kisses” rapper can be seen flashing a giant grin as a woman grinds on his lap.
Read More: Chance The Rapper’s Wife Posts Cryptic Quote After Video Of Husband Grinding With Women Goes Viral
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The couple then appeared to take indirect shots at one another,...
Per TMZ, a rep for the Grammy-winning rapper, real name Chancelor Johnathan Bennett, has confirmed that the couple is still deeply committed to each other despite a surfaced video clip of Bennett suggestively dancing with another woman.
“Everyone has their moments, but they’re all good,” stated the rep.
In a video of Chance celebrating his 30th birthday during Jamaica Carnival on April 16, the “Cocoa Butter Kisses” rapper can be seen flashing a giant grin as a woman grinds on his lap.
Read More: Chance The Rapper’s Wife Posts Cryptic Quote After Video Of Husband Grinding With Women Goes Viral
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The couple then appeared to take indirect shots at one another,...
- 5/1/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
Video footage of Chance the Rapper doing some dirty dancing with a scantily clad woman recently went viral, and it appears his wife has something to say about it.
In a video posted on Instagram, the rapper is seen grinding his crotch against the posterior of a dancing woman during Carnival in Jamaica earlier this year.
Read More: Anita Baker Applauds Chance The Rapper For Helping Her Win Ownership Of Her Master Recordings: ‘Brought Tears To My Eyes’
Chance’s dancing is punctuated by his occasional slaps on the woman’s bare buttocks.
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This week, Chance’s wife, Kirsten Corley, issued an Instagram post featuring a passage from “Home”, an essay written by late poet Maya Angelou.
One passage of the essay is highlighted, apparently referencing her husband’s ill-conceived behaviour in the video, which he has yet to publicly address.
In a video posted on Instagram, the rapper is seen grinding his crotch against the posterior of a dancing woman during Carnival in Jamaica earlier this year.
Read More: Anita Baker Applauds Chance The Rapper For Helping Her Win Ownership Of Her Master Recordings: ‘Brought Tears To My Eyes’
Chance’s dancing is punctuated by his occasional slaps on the woman’s bare buttocks.
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This week, Chance’s wife, Kirsten Corley, issued an Instagram post featuring a passage from “Home”, an essay written by late poet Maya Angelou.
One passage of the essay is highlighted, apparently referencing her husband’s ill-conceived behaviour in the video, which he has yet to publicly address.
- 4/28/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock is set to release her first memoir.
The singer, who performed with the girl group from 2011 to 2022, shared a video to Instagram on Monday (17 April) announcing her autobiography, Believe.
In the clip, Pinnock can be seen sipping a cup of tea and reading from the book, before explaining that the memoir is “so special to me”.
“I hope you guys love is as much as I do,” she said, sharing that Believe will be released on 26 October.
Pinnock captioned the video: “Ever since we won The X Factor back in 2011, I feel like I’ve been in a whirlwind. I’ve had some life-changing moments that up until now, I’ve never really had the chance to process.
“Maya Angelou once said, ‘You can’t really know where you are going until you know where you have been.’ So with this in mind and before...
The singer, who performed with the girl group from 2011 to 2022, shared a video to Instagram on Monday (17 April) announcing her autobiography, Believe.
In the clip, Pinnock can be seen sipping a cup of tea and reading from the book, before explaining that the memoir is “so special to me”.
“I hope you guys love is as much as I do,” she said, sharing that Believe will be released on 26 October.
Pinnock captioned the video: “Ever since we won The X Factor back in 2011, I feel like I’ve been in a whirlwind. I’ve had some life-changing moments that up until now, I’ve never really had the chance to process.
“Maya Angelou once said, ‘You can’t really know where you are going until you know where you have been.’ So with this in mind and before...
- 4/17/2023
- by Isobel Lewis
- The Independent - Music
We need to protect Miranda Bailey at all costs!
All these anti-choice people have been wreaking havoc this season. Now we have to be worried about Bailey and her family's safety too because, by the end of Grey's Anatomy Season 19 Episode 13, she's been labeled a baby killer with her home address broadcasted to the world!
The hour also set up Maggie's exit, and it was brutal.
The installment opened with Maggie and Winston in couple's counseling and closed with Maggie reading that man for filth, snatching every follicle out of his head, and stomping off leaving.
And even with all that, we're still supposed to be in limbo about whether their marriage will survive and whether they'll be together in the long run.
If we have to take this to a vote, you can firmly put me at a "Hell no." They need to divorce and put each other and...
All these anti-choice people have been wreaking havoc this season. Now we have to be worried about Bailey and her family's safety too because, by the end of Grey's Anatomy Season 19 Episode 13, she's been labeled a baby killer with her home address broadcasted to the world!
The hour also set up Maggie's exit, and it was brutal.
The installment opened with Maggie and Winston in couple's counseling and closed with Maggie reading that man for filth, snatching every follicle out of his head, and stomping off leaving.
And even with all that, we're still supposed to be in limbo about whether their marriage will survive and whether they'll be together in the long run.
If we have to take this to a vote, you can firmly put me at a "Hell no." They need to divorce and put each other and...
- 4/7/2023
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
March 20 marks the celebration of Nowruz, the Persian New Year. It’s Iran’s first Spring festivities since the death of Jina “Mahsa” Amini, the 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman who died while in police custody for allegedly wearing a loose headscarf.
On Nowruz, which means “New Day,” Iranian activist Naza Alakija is paying tribute to Iran’s “Woman. Life. Freedom.” movement with the release of a powerful short film titled “Rise” about a young woman who, like Amini, pushes back agains Iran’s morality police and is kidnapped from the streets of Tehran.
Alakija, who is the founder and CEO of London-based Evoca Foundation, produced the short – which features British-Iranian actress Yasaman Mohsani (“Secret Invasion”) as the victim – with partners who have chosen to remain anonymous for fear of retribution from Iran’s security forces, as has the film’s female director.
“Rise” features the words of Maya Angelou’s...
On Nowruz, which means “New Day,” Iranian activist Naza Alakija is paying tribute to Iran’s “Woman. Life. Freedom.” movement with the release of a powerful short film titled “Rise” about a young woman who, like Amini, pushes back agains Iran’s morality police and is kidnapped from the streets of Tehran.
Alakija, who is the founder and CEO of London-based Evoca Foundation, produced the short – which features British-Iranian actress Yasaman Mohsani (“Secret Invasion”) as the victim – with partners who have chosen to remain anonymous for fear of retribution from Iran’s security forces, as has the film’s female director.
“Rise” features the words of Maya Angelou’s...
- 3/20/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “The Last of Us” Episode 9, “Look for the Light,” including the ending.]
“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”
Dr. Maya Angelou’s words may not have been taught in Fedra military school, and even if they were, it’s unlikely Ellie (Bella Ramsey) would recall the above quote now, since she wasn’t conscious for Joel’s (Pedro Pescal) killing spree. But long before her protector went on a murderous rampage that may have ended mankind’s hopes to survive a fungal apocalypse, co-creators Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin showed us who Joel was, just as the Season 1 ending made painfully clear who he continues to be.
In the premiere, when Joel, Ellie, and Tess (Anna Torv) are busted at the edge of Boston, memories of his lost daughter trigger a feral defense mechanism. Joel snaps, brutally beating the guard who stopped them — and Ellie watches.
“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”
Dr. Maya Angelou’s words may not have been taught in Fedra military school, and even if they were, it’s unlikely Ellie (Bella Ramsey) would recall the above quote now, since she wasn’t conscious for Joel’s (Pedro Pescal) killing spree. But long before her protector went on a murderous rampage that may have ended mankind’s hopes to survive a fungal apocalypse, co-creators Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin showed us who Joel was, just as the Season 1 ending made painfully clear who he continues to be.
In the premiere, when Joel, Ellie, and Tess (Anna Torv) are busted at the edge of Boston, memories of his lost daughter trigger a feral defense mechanism. Joel snaps, brutally beating the guard who stopped them — and Ellie watches.
- 3/13/2023
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Till was honored by the PGA on Saturday night with the Stanley Kramer Award.
The film’s producer and co-writer Keith Beauchamp accepted the award and said, “We dedicate this film to Mamie Till-Mobley, who in her heroism chose to reframe her grief in order to raise the consciousness of mankind.”
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“I was 10 years old when I first heard the story of Emmett Till,” Beauchamp recalled. “The journey to this story has...
The film’s producer and co-writer Keith Beauchamp accepted the award and said, “We dedicate this film to Mamie Till-Mobley, who in her heroism chose to reframe her grief in order to raise the consciousness of mankind.”
Related Story PGA Awards: ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Takes Best Picture; ‘The White Lotus’, ‘The Bear’, ‘The Dropout’ Top TV Heap – Complete Winners List Related Story Warner Bros Bosses Michael De Luca & Pamela Abdy Accept PGA Milestone Award: Execs Will "Go To The Mat For The Story And The Artists They Believe In," Ron Howard Says Related Story Mindy Kaling Receives Norman Lear Award At PGAs, Says "Being A Child Of Immigrants Unexpectedly Became My Secret Weapon"
“I was 10 years old when I first heard the story of Emmett Till,” Beauchamp recalled. “The journey to this story has...
- 2/26/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Antonia Blyth
- Deadline Film + TV
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences may have appallingly snubbed Till this year when it came to Oscar nominations, but the President of the United States today had nothing but accolades for the Chinonye Chukwu directed film about the 1955 lynching of civil rights activist teenage Emmett by racists and his mother’s relentless fight for justice.
“To everyone involved in this film, to paraphrase Maya Angelou: People will never forget how you make them feel,” Joe Biden said Thursday before the Till screening at the White House. “People will never forget how you make them feel,” the President added. “You know, you have that artist’s gifts of making us feel our common humanity.”
Based on the horrific events of Emmett Till’s death in Mississippi almost 70 years ago, and the determination of Mamie Till-Mobley to literally open her son’s casket at his Chicago funeral and...
“To everyone involved in this film, to paraphrase Maya Angelou: People will never forget how you make them feel,” Joe Biden said Thursday before the Till screening at the White House. “People will never forget how you make them feel,” the President added. “You know, you have that artist’s gifts of making us feel our common humanity.”
Based on the horrific events of Emmett Till’s death in Mississippi almost 70 years ago, and the determination of Mamie Till-Mobley to literally open her son’s casket at his Chicago funeral and...
- 2/17/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
(February 2023)— Michigan’s Interlochen Center for the Arts is poised to announce the inaugural class of NY Phil Interlochen Scholars: 30 New York youth who have been chosen to attend Interlochen Arts Camp on full-tuition scholarships this summer. Their names will be announced during Interlochen’s upcoming appearance at New York’s Lincoln Center on March 3. Titled Mukti: A Movement of Liberation, the program opens with the school’s world premiere performance of a collaboratively created piece combining original music, song, poetry, spoken word, dance and film to celebrate international liberation movements throughout history. Also featuring music by living Black composers, as interpreted by the young musicians of the Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra and members of the New York Philharmonic, the concert marks a high point of Interlochen’s ongoing partnership with the eminent professional orchestra.
World premiere of new multidisciplinary work celebrating liberation
The program’s opening half comprises the...
World premiere of new multidisciplinary work celebrating liberation
The program’s opening half comprises the...
- 2/16/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
When it comes to saying yes or no to new opportunities, Dave Chappelle leans on the late Maya Angelou.
On the latest episode of The Midnight Miracle, the stand-up star covers a lot of conversational ground with his Luminary podcast co-hosts Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def), including topics like the merits of awards, the role of money in an artist’s life, Kevin Hart’s ambitious stand-up goals and his own exit from the critically acclaimed Comedy Central series Chappelle’s Show.
Angelou’s name came up during the chat about awards when Chappelle paraphrased Angelou’s much-repeated quote that goes like this: “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” He called the metric “almost singular” and said it’s always his go-to.
“There’s two things that I...
On the latest episode of The Midnight Miracle, the stand-up star covers a lot of conversational ground with his Luminary podcast co-hosts Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def), including topics like the merits of awards, the role of money in an artist’s life, Kevin Hart’s ambitious stand-up goals and his own exit from the critically acclaimed Comedy Central series Chappelle’s Show.
Angelou’s name came up during the chat about awards when Chappelle paraphrased Angelou’s much-repeated quote that goes like this: “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” He called the metric “almost singular” and said it’s always his go-to.
“There’s two things that I...
- 2/14/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The American Film Institute (AFI) has unveiled the participants list for the Dww+ Class of 2024.
IndieWire exclusively reveals that the latest cast comprises Vanessa Beletic, Chloë de Carvalho, Desdemona Chiang, Naomi Iwamoto, Huriyyah Muhammad, Joanne Mony Park, Kerry O’Neill and Roxy Toporowych. Learn more about the new class and read their bios here.
The AFI Dww+ is a year-long directing workshop that supports women and traditionally underrepresented narrative filmmakers through the production cycle of a short film, providing hands-on instruction led by industry experts. The short films completed in the workshop will premiere at the annual Dww+ Showcase in Spring 2024.
“AFI Dww+ is integral to creating a pipeline of highly trained, diverse voices who have the power to drive culture forward and shape the future of the entertainment industry. We are thrilled to welcome this new class of accomplished artists to the AFI Dww+ program and guide them on their journey as directors and storytellers,...
IndieWire exclusively reveals that the latest cast comprises Vanessa Beletic, Chloë de Carvalho, Desdemona Chiang, Naomi Iwamoto, Huriyyah Muhammad, Joanne Mony Park, Kerry O’Neill and Roxy Toporowych. Learn more about the new class and read their bios here.
The AFI Dww+ is a year-long directing workshop that supports women and traditionally underrepresented narrative filmmakers through the production cycle of a short film, providing hands-on instruction led by industry experts. The short films completed in the workshop will premiere at the annual Dww+ Showcase in Spring 2024.
“AFI Dww+ is integral to creating a pipeline of highly trained, diverse voices who have the power to drive culture forward and shape the future of the entertainment industry. We are thrilled to welcome this new class of accomplished artists to the AFI Dww+ program and guide them on their journey as directors and storytellers,...
- 1/19/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
“Saturday Night Live” premiered October 11, 1975 on NBC with a group of fresh-faced cast members known as the “Not Ready For Prime-Time Players.” None of those original stars lasted for more than five seasons, but they all made their mark on the late night sketch series that is still going strong nearly five decades later.
Over the past 48 seasons (and counting), who are “SNL’s” longest-running cast members ever? Kenan Thompson currently holds the record at a whopping 20 seasons. His closest competition is Darrell Hammond, who starred for 14 seasons before leaving and then returning as the show’s announcer. Scroll through our “Saturday Night Live” photo gallery above (or click here for direct access) to see more long-time cast members.
SEE1st ‘Saturday Night Live’ guest hosts for 2023 are Aubrey Plaza, Michael B. Jordan
Kenan Thompson
20 seasons (2003-Present)
Popular characters: Diondre Cole, Steve Harvey, Darnell Hayes, Bill Cosby, Diner Lobster, Lorenzo...
Over the past 48 seasons (and counting), who are “SNL’s” longest-running cast members ever? Kenan Thompson currently holds the record at a whopping 20 seasons. His closest competition is Darrell Hammond, who starred for 14 seasons before leaving and then returning as the show’s announcer. Scroll through our “Saturday Night Live” photo gallery above (or click here for direct access) to see more long-time cast members.
SEE1st ‘Saturday Night Live’ guest hosts for 2023 are Aubrey Plaza, Michael B. Jordan
Kenan Thompson
20 seasons (2003-Present)
Popular characters: Diondre Cole, Steve Harvey, Darnell Hayes, Bill Cosby, Diner Lobster, Lorenzo...
- 1/7/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: If the record launch-episode ratings of 1923 reveals anything, it is that viewing audiences on both Paramount+ and the Paramount Network have an endless appetite for Taylor Sheridan’s frontier tales of the Duttons and their Yellowstone ranch. Headlined by Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren and featuring a coterie of stars in waiting, 1923 is an epic production that Sheridan estimates had to be one of the highest per-episode investments ever made on a series, between 30 million and 35 million a pop.
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After Sheridan and his EP and 101 Studios CEO David Glasser invited me to a different ranch a couple...
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After Sheridan and his EP and 101 Studios CEO David Glasser invited me to a different ranch a couple...
- 12/20/2022
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Billy Porter Broke Barriers on Stage and on TV. Now, He’s Shifting His Focus to His ‘Original Dream’
Billy Porter is three decades into a career he was repeatedly told would never happen.
A Black, queer artist with a booming voice and indelible screen and stage presence, Porter has ascended to extraordinary heights by defying those expectations.
“It’s been a wild, unexpected, glorious ride to get to this place of knowing and living what was possible then to what is possible now,” he tells Variety. “Who I am now was an impossibility then.”
Now a Grammy, Tony and Emmy-winning legend, the 53- year-old will be honored on Dec. 1 with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The “Kinky Boots” and “Pose” star was surprised by news of the honor, even if his collaborators aren’t.
“It’s only right for his name to be etched in history for people to stop, stare and remember how much weight he has and how lasting his impact is,” says Michaela Jaé Rodriguez,...
A Black, queer artist with a booming voice and indelible screen and stage presence, Porter has ascended to extraordinary heights by defying those expectations.
“It’s been a wild, unexpected, glorious ride to get to this place of knowing and living what was possible then to what is possible now,” he tells Variety. “Who I am now was an impossibility then.”
Now a Grammy, Tony and Emmy-winning legend, the 53- year-old will be honored on Dec. 1 with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The “Kinky Boots” and “Pose” star was surprised by news of the honor, even if his collaborators aren’t.
“It’s only right for his name to be etched in history for people to stop, stare and remember how much weight he has and how lasting his impact is,” says Michaela Jaé Rodriguez,...
- 12/1/2022
- by Hunter Ingram
- Variety Film + TV
The sky was gray with rain clouds as a crowd of mourners made their way into Atlanta’s State Farm Arena to celebrate the life of the rapper Takeoff, the cornerstone of the Migos who was shot dead on November 1. The showers, the mayor of Atlanta, Andre Dickens, would tell us later, were a good omen for a funeral, meaning Takeoff, born Kirsnik Khari Ball, had been heaven bound.
As we filtered into single file lines at the lip of the building, we were made to drop our phones in...
As we filtered into single file lines at the lip of the building, we were made to drop our phones in...
- 11/12/2022
- by Mankaprr Conteh
- Rollingstone.com
Nigerian crooner Wizkid is the king of unignorable dinner-party music: He makes melodic songs that become part of the background but make you want to put that salad fork aside and engage in at least one dance. His voice — a soft warble — is both bold and seductive, enlivening the chill lava-lamp vibes conveyed in his songs.
“Essence,” his spicy 2020 smash with Tems, was everywhere, thanks to its svelte riddim and tasteful modal drone. And throughout his career, Wizkid has refined his sound to a tuneful tee. Earlier projects were full of noisy anthems.
“Essence,” his spicy 2020 smash with Tems, was everywhere, thanks to its svelte riddim and tasteful modal drone. And throughout his career, Wizkid has refined his sound to a tuneful tee. Earlier projects were full of noisy anthems.
- 11/4/2022
- by Will Dukes
- Rollingstone.com
The Chinese American actress Anna May Wong is going to be honored by being featured on a new quarter going into circulation on October 24, the U.S. Mint announced.
Wong’s career began in the silent film era, and she was synonymous with the “flapper” look for many years but also continued working in film and TV until her death in 1961 from a heart attack.
Wong will be featured on the “tails” side of the quarter, with the reverse being a classic George Washington carving first designed in the early 20th century.
The new design was made by Emily Danstra and carved by John P. McGraw.
“She is remembered as an international film star, fashion icon, television trailblazer, and a champion for greater representation of Asian Americans in film,” the statement from the U.S. Mint also said.
Wong’s first film acting role was in 1922 as an extra in The Red Lantern.
Wong’s career began in the silent film era, and she was synonymous with the “flapper” look for many years but also continued working in film and TV until her death in 1961 from a heart attack.
Wong will be featured on the “tails” side of the quarter, with the reverse being a classic George Washington carving first designed in the early 20th century.
The new design was made by Emily Danstra and carved by John P. McGraw.
“She is remembered as an international film star, fashion icon, television trailblazer, and a champion for greater representation of Asian Americans in film,” the statement from the U.S. Mint also said.
Wong’s first film acting role was in 1922 as an extra in The Red Lantern.
- 10/23/2022
- by Jacob Linden
- Uinterview
Silent era movie icon Anna May Wong is now a different kind of star. Starting Monday, her image will appear on new quarters, making her the first Asian American to appear on US currency.
Wong’s image on the currency is the fifth new face in the American Women Quarters Program, which spotlilghts pioneering women. The other four quarters put into production this year feature poet and activist Maya Angelou; Sally Ride, the first American woman in space; Wilma Mankiller, a Cherokee Nation leader; and suffragist Nina Otero-Warren. The latter two and Wong were selected with input from the public.
Wong, who died in 1961, had a four-decade career in film, theater, and radio. Her co-stars included Marlene Dietrich, Joan Crawford, and Laurence Olivier, while she made stage appearances in London and New York.
Born in Los Angeles, Wong started acting at 14, winning her first film lead role three years later...
Wong’s image on the currency is the fifth new face in the American Women Quarters Program, which spotlilghts pioneering women. The other four quarters put into production this year feature poet and activist Maya Angelou; Sally Ride, the first American woman in space; Wilma Mankiller, a Cherokee Nation leader; and suffragist Nina Otero-Warren. The latter two and Wong were selected with input from the public.
Wong, who died in 1961, had a four-decade career in film, theater, and radio. Her co-stars included Marlene Dietrich, Joan Crawford, and Laurence Olivier, while she made stage appearances in London and New York.
Born in Los Angeles, Wong started acting at 14, winning her first film lead role three years later...
- 10/20/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
As part of the American Women Quarters Program from the United States Mint, classic Hollywood star Anna May Wong is making history as the first Asian American woman ever featured on U.S. currency. The program launched earlier this year and will continue through 2025, releasing up to five new designs on the back of quarters. Wong joins Maya Angelou, Dr. Sally Ride, Wilma Mankiller, and Nina Otero-Warren as part of the first wave of releases. Production on the Anna May Wong quarters began on October 18, 2022, and will feature an image of Wong resting her face in her hands surrounded by the bulbs of a marquee sign. Wong is considered by many to be the first Chinese American movie star, starting her career in entertainment when she was only 14 years old as an extra in the film "The Red Lantern."
Born Wong Liu Tsong, her family gave her the English name "Anna May.
Born Wong Liu Tsong, her family gave her the English name "Anna May.
- 10/19/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
The actor will soon be featuring on quarter-dollar coins, an honour that reflects a vital yet difficult career in Hollywood’s golden age
The change in your pocket is about to become a little more glamorous. The international film star and fashion icon Anna May Wong has been named the first Asian American to be featured on US currency. As part of the Women Quarters program, which launched by honouring Maya Angelou earlier this year, Wong’s face will appear on quarters in circulation from Monday.
Wong’s career stretched from silent cinema through the talkies and the golden age of Hollywood, to TV. Her first lead role was in the 1922 Technicolor film The Toll of the Sea, and she went on to appear alongside Douglas Fairbanks and Marlene Dietrich. On the small screen she starred in the first US TV show to have an Asian American lead. She was...
The change in your pocket is about to become a little more glamorous. The international film star and fashion icon Anna May Wong has been named the first Asian American to be featured on US currency. As part of the Women Quarters program, which launched by honouring Maya Angelou earlier this year, Wong’s face will appear on quarters in circulation from Monday.
Wong’s career stretched from silent cinema through the talkies and the golden age of Hollywood, to TV. Her first lead role was in the 1922 Technicolor film The Toll of the Sea, and she went on to appear alongside Douglas Fairbanks and Marlene Dietrich. On the small screen she starred in the first US TV show to have an Asian American lead. She was...
- 10/19/2022
- by Pamela Hutchinson
- The Guardian - Film News
Early movie star Anna May Wong will be the first Asian American to be featured on U.S. currency, nearly 100 years after her first film role.
The U.S. Mint will begin shipping quarter coins featuring her likeness Monday.
Dubbed the first Asian American Hollywood star, Wong overcame intense racism and discrimination to sustain her 40-year career in silent and sound film, theater and radio.
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Born in Los Angeles, Wong started acting at 14 and took a lead role in “The Toll of the Sea” in 1922. She struggled to land mainstream roles and break from negative typecasting, as early 20th century Hollywood was a time of “yellowface,” when white people wore makeup and clothes to “appear” Asian, so industry heads could avoid casting Asian actors. There were also anti-miscegenation laws, which criminalized interracial relationships, limiting the sorts...
The U.S. Mint will begin shipping quarter coins featuring her likeness Monday.
Dubbed the first Asian American Hollywood star, Wong overcame intense racism and discrimination to sustain her 40-year career in silent and sound film, theater and radio.
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Born in Los Angeles, Wong started acting at 14 and took a lead role in “The Toll of the Sea” in 1922. She struggled to land mainstream roles and break from negative typecasting, as early 20th century Hollywood was a time of “yellowface,” when white people wore makeup and clothes to “appear” Asian, so industry heads could avoid casting Asian actors. There were also anti-miscegenation laws, which criminalized interracial relationships, limiting the sorts...
- 10/19/2022
- by Aarohi Sheth
- The Wrap
The actor Anna May Wong will be the first Asian American featured on the US quarter.
Wong, born in Los Angeles, was considered the first Chinese-American film star. She is one of five women chosen to appear on the quarter as part of the the US Mint’s American Women Quarters Program, which honours American women who have made a contribution to a multitude of different fields.
Wong’s quarter, which will be released next Tuesday, is historic. Her coin, which like all others will feature George Washington on one side, will show her resting her head on her hand. It will also display her full name.
The actor was born Wong Liu Tsong in 1905, where her parents gave her the English name Anna May. She achieved widespread recognition during a barrier-breaking career that that saw her feature in numerous films and star in her own television show called The...
Wong, born in Los Angeles, was considered the first Chinese-American film star. She is one of five women chosen to appear on the quarter as part of the the US Mint’s American Women Quarters Program, which honours American women who have made a contribution to a multitude of different fields.
Wong’s quarter, which will be released next Tuesday, is historic. Her coin, which like all others will feature George Washington on one side, will show her resting her head on her hand. It will also display her full name.
The actor was born Wong Liu Tsong in 1905, where her parents gave her the English name Anna May. She achieved widespread recognition during a barrier-breaking career that that saw her feature in numerous films and star in her own television show called The...
- 10/19/2022
- by Abe Asher
- The Independent - Film
As part of a new initiative, the United States Mint will honor Anna May Wong, star of movies such as “Shanghai Express,” by making her the first Asian American featured on U.S. currency, placing her likeness on quarters with production starting Oct. 18.
The printed quarter shows an image of Wong resting on her hand, serving as a tribute to what most consider the first Chinese American movie star. She was born in 1905 in Chinatown, Los Angeles and died in 1961 of a heart attack in her Santa Monica home.
Wong started her career in the entertainment business at 14 years old, talking her way into her first movie role. In the following years, she rose to stardom as among the first Asian American stars in Hollywood and appeared in more than 50 films. Though the quarter seeks to pay tribute to her career in the film industry, it also acknowledges the difficulties...
The printed quarter shows an image of Wong resting on her hand, serving as a tribute to what most consider the first Chinese American movie star. She was born in 1905 in Chinatown, Los Angeles and died in 1961 of a heart attack in her Santa Monica home.
Wong started her career in the entertainment business at 14 years old, talking her way into her first movie role. In the following years, she rose to stardom as among the first Asian American stars in Hollywood and appeared in more than 50 films. Though the quarter seeks to pay tribute to her career in the film industry, it also acknowledges the difficulties...
- 10/18/2022
- by EJ Panaligan
- Variety Film + TV
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