President Joe Biden sent out a proclamation earlier this year declaring April 27, 2023, as the 70th anniversary of the Lavender Scare. It was the height of the Cold War and the blacklist seventy years ago as Senator Joseph McCarthy was hellbent on ridding the country of Communists with his witch-hunt thus destroying countless lives in his wake.
It was in this atmosphere that President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an executive order banning Lgbtqi+ Americans from serving in the federal government. Some 5,000-10,000 people were investigated, interrogated and lost their jobs because they were considered a threat to national security and according to Biden’s proclamation “unworthy of public trust. Employees who were fired under these policies often lost future employment…even relationships with their families. Many endured poverty and public disgrace. Some took their own lives as a result of the trauma they had to bear. “
The Lavender Scare is the...
It was in this atmosphere that President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an executive order banning Lgbtqi+ Americans from serving in the federal government. Some 5,000-10,000 people were investigated, interrogated and lost their jobs because they were considered a threat to national security and according to Biden’s proclamation “unworthy of public trust. Employees who were fired under these policies often lost future employment…even relationships with their families. Many endured poverty and public disgrace. Some took their own lives as a result of the trauma they had to bear. “
The Lavender Scare is the...
- 11/6/2023
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
Barbie leads the feature competition of the annual Hpa Awards, whose nominations in features, TV, documentaries, commercials and restoration were announced Tuesday.
The postproduction community nominated Greta Gerwig’s hit film for outstanding color grading, editing and sound. Close behind with two nominations apiece in the feature categories are Oppenheimer (color grading and editing), Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (sound and visual effects), Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (color grading and editing), Tár (color grading and editing) and Avatar: The Way of Water, for which teams at Weta FX and Industrial Light & Magic were both nominated in the VFX category.
The eligibility period runs from September 2022 to September 2023, which is why some of last year’s Oscar winners and contenders are nominated alongside some of the upcoming season’s contenders.
The winners will be announced during a Nov. 9 ceremony at the Hollywood Legion Theater. The complete list of nominees follows:
Outstanding...
The postproduction community nominated Greta Gerwig’s hit film for outstanding color grading, editing and sound. Close behind with two nominations apiece in the feature categories are Oppenheimer (color grading and editing), Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (sound and visual effects), Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (color grading and editing), Tár (color grading and editing) and Avatar: The Way of Water, for which teams at Weta FX and Industrial Light & Magic were both nominated in the VFX category.
The eligibility period runs from September 2022 to September 2023, which is why some of last year’s Oscar winners and contenders are nominated alongside some of the upcoming season’s contenders.
The winners will be announced during a Nov. 9 ceremony at the Hollywood Legion Theater. The complete list of nominees follows:
Outstanding...
- 10/3/2023
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova told a gathering of Washington politicos and media types that the Russian invasion has been a “game changer” in which “the freedom of press and freedom of expression and the freedom of speech suddenly became an existential need.”
She was speaking at a fundraiser on Thursday for Reporters Without Borders, which is raising money for journalists, including Ukrainian journalists and international freelancers, who need such things as security equipment and health assistance as they cover the war in Ukraine.
Markarova said of the journalists covering the war, “Really you are as brave and as heroic as all the Ukrainians as all the Ukrainians who are fighting. It takes a lot of courage and it takes a lot of values and principles to leave your comfortable life here. There are a lot of stories to choose from. But we’re very grateful to everyone who chooses this story,...
She was speaking at a fundraiser on Thursday for Reporters Without Borders, which is raising money for journalists, including Ukrainian journalists and international freelancers, who need such things as security equipment and health assistance as they cover the war in Ukraine.
Markarova said of the journalists covering the war, “Really you are as brave and as heroic as all the Ukrainians as all the Ukrainians who are fighting. It takes a lot of courage and it takes a lot of values and principles to leave your comfortable life here. There are a lot of stories to choose from. But we’re very grateful to everyone who chooses this story,...
- 7/29/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Iconic Talent Agency, which specializes in repping craft talent in film and TV, has taken the wraps off Iconic Editorial, a new subsidiary that will provide the company’s roster of editors access to commercial and branded entertainment projects.
The idea came from Ita founder and ex-wme partner Devin Mann amid the current coronvirus pandemic, which saw commercial opportunities grow via remote workflows, and his clients — including Oscar winner Tom Cross, Oscar nominee Joe Walker and Jinmo Yang (Parasite) — eager for work in the space within their own confines.
“Our Iconic Editorial editors are a huge asset to advertising agencies because our editors are trained in narrative and have decades of experience producing genre-bending projects that accentuate exceptional storytelling,” said Heinrich Meyer, who will serve as Iconic Editorial’s managing director. “By bringing in these world-class artists, ad...
The idea came from Ita founder and ex-wme partner Devin Mann amid the current coronvirus pandemic, which saw commercial opportunities grow via remote workflows, and his clients — including Oscar winner Tom Cross, Oscar nominee Joe Walker and Jinmo Yang (Parasite) — eager for work in the space within their own confines.
“Our Iconic Editorial editors are a huge asset to advertising agencies because our editors are trained in narrative and have decades of experience producing genre-bending projects that accentuate exceptional storytelling,” said Heinrich Meyer, who will serve as Iconic Editorial’s managing director. “By bringing in these world-class artists, ad...
- 10/7/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
President Trump has spent the majority of this week attempting to reassure Americans that he has faith in the U.S. intelligence community. He has said he accepts their conclusion that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. He has said he accepts that Vladimir Putin is responsible. He even tried but failed to say he accepts that Russia is still targeting the United States. One might assume all of these things are bad, but it isn’t always so simple for the president, who on Thursday invited Putin to visit him in Washington,...
- 7/20/2018
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
The Machine is on the move, but the big question as CBS’ Person of Interest returns tonight at 10/9c (new time slot alert!) is not where it’s gone to but what it’s up to. Plus, Season 3 promises a richer cast of players, now that rascally Root and steely Shaw are keepers. Executive producer Greg Plageman shared with TVLine a look at what’s newas the well-watched drama returns.
Photos | Fall TV Spoiler Spectacular: Exclusive Scoop on Poi and 44 Other Returning Faves
Tvline | Is this season largely about “the search for The Machine”?
I don’t know if I...
Photos | Fall TV Spoiler Spectacular: Exclusive Scoop on Poi and 44 Other Returning Faves
Tvline | Is this season largely about “the search for The Machine”?
I don’t know if I...
- 9/24/2013
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
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