‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ ’45 Years’ Triumph at London Film Critics’ Circle Awards
If key omissions in the BAFTA nominations gave you the idea that Brits had little love for “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “45 Years,”...
View ArticleStraight Outta Compton Producer Addresses The Oscars' Lack of Diversity
The Oscars are upon us, and we have to come right out and say that the nominees represent an endlessly talented group of people. However, chances are you have already heard some of the rumblings that...
View Article‘Carol’ Sweeps Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Awards
Todd Haynes’ “Carol,” which missed out on key nominations for best picture and best director from the Academy last week, swept the Gay and...
View ArticleOscars 2016: academy to review diversity of membership after stars threaten...
Oscars president Cheryl Boone Isaacs says she is ‘heartbroken’ by...
View ArticleOscars 2016: academy president 'heartbroken' by lack of diversity
Cheryl Boone Isaacs says academy needs ‘to do more’ following calls...
View ArticleMartin Luther King had complicated legacy on gun violence
Martin Luther King Jr. was surrounded by guns, even though he didn’t like them. At times, armed foot soldiers protected the Baptist preacher and his family. As he led protests across the rural South,...
View ArticlePurdey's and Idris Elba launch 'Thrive On' (Britvic plc)
(Source: Britvic plc) 15 Jan 2016 Purdey's and Idris Elba are launching an exciting collaboration called 'Thrive On' - a major new campaign for 2016. The campaign represents the largest investment in...
View ArticleAcademy President ‘Heartbroken and Frustrated’ Over Lack of Diversity in Oscars
Following days of backlash after the Academy unveiled an all-white roster of acting nominees for the 2016 Oscars last Thursday, Academy president Cheryl...
View ArticleAMPAS head vows diversity review
Referring to the all-white roster of this year’s Oscar acting nominees, Cheryl Boone Isaacs said on Monday evening she was “heartbroken and frustrated”....
View ArticleSpike Lee to boycott the 2016 Oscars over lack of nominee diversity
Do the Right Thing director received an honorary Academy Award in November for his services to film-making, but says he will not attend the main ceremony...
View ArticleElba on diversity and the American Dream
Idris Elba calls for greater diversity in the media - both in front of and behind the camera - in an address to MPs in Parliament. ......
View ArticleRepublicans Show Greater Support for Benghazi Thriller at Box Office
If you went to see “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” this weekend, chances are you won’t be voting for Hillary Clinton in the...
View ArticleLaunch of £10m Magna Carta Fund for Human Rights and Democracy (FCO - UK...
(Source: FCO - UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office) The Foreign Office has announced that the Magna Carta Fund for Human Rights and Democracy 2016/17 has doubled to £10.6million - its highest ever...
View Article‘Making A Murderer’ Creators Defend Steven Avery: ‘The Media is Demonizing...
Is “Making a Murderer’s” Steven Avery guilty or innocent? A lot of people seem to have an opinion on the subject, with debate raging across...
View ArticleSpike Lee, Jada Pinkett Smith Call for Oscar Boycott
Despite receiving an honorary Oscar at last year’s Governor’s Awards, Spike Lee posted on Instagram on Martin Luther King’s...
View ArticleBBC: Charlotte Moore Named Controller, TV Channels and iPlayer
London — U.K. public broadcaster the BBC has appointed Charlotte Moore as controller, TV channels and iPlayer, as part of a reorganization that “will...
View ArticleBritish Television Needs to Embrace Diversity
On Monday, actor Idris Elba will make his way to Westminster to address Parliament on the egregious lack of diversity on British television. Read more... ......
View ArticleChannel 4 launches Year of Disability in 2016 (Channel Four Television...
(Source: Channel Four Television Corporation) Channel 4 today announced that 2016, the year of the Paralympic Games in Rio, will be the broadcaster's Year of Disability. Announced one year on from the...
View ArticleLack of diversity is not just a US problem
LONDON (AP) — Idris Elba says a lack of diversity in films and television is not just an American problem. The London-born star of “The Wire” and “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” told an audience at...
View ArticleChannel 4 to launch 'year of disability'
Broadcaster to begin push to increase representation of disabled people, including 300,000 fund to foster new talent, at Rio Paralympics later this year...
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