[aggregation-styles] USA Today Letitia Wright is in hot water after she posted a video that questions whether people should take a COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available. The "Black Panther" actress, 27, shared the video on her Twitter account Thursday along with a praying hands emoji. By Friday, the video...
Chadwick Boseman’s Death Leaves Saddening Mark on Rough 2020
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant. Rep. John Lewis. And now, Chadwick Boseman. So far, 2020 has been marred with bad news and tragedy with the deaths of several popular Black icons including Bryant, Lewis and recently Boseman, who died Friday. All three were viewed as leaders in their respective fields...
Disney’s 2Q Beats Estimates Despite Lower Revenue from Movies
NEW YORK — Disney's adjusted second-quarter net income declined as higher revenue from its parks was not enough to offset lower theatrical revenue. However, the entertainment giant's results still beat Wall Street expectations. The lower theater revenue in the quarter that ended March 30 was due to tough comparisons from...
Avengers Get Epic Send-off at 'Endgame' World Premiere
LOS ANGELES — There were more than a few sniffles from the audience at the premiere of "Avengers: Endgame" Monday night in Los Angeles, which Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth proudly admitted contributing to. "I don't know about you, but I cried like six times," Evans said standing alongside dozens...
Oscar Moments: Record Night for Women; Wakanda Makes History
Spike Lee bounding into the arms of Samuel L. Jackson, and trading shout-outs to Brooklyn (and hats!) with Barbra Streisand. A weeping Lady Gaga in her elegant up-do, extolling the virtues of hard work. A stunned Olivia Colman and her delightfully daft acceptance speech. Historic breakthroughs for winners of color,...
Oscars Producers Say the Show Is in 'Good Shape' for Sunday
LOS ANGELES — Academy Awards producers Donna Gigliotti and Glenn Weiss have been hearing the same question a lot recently: Are you OK? It's an understandable query. Producing the Oscars is guaranteed to be a stressful job, but the road to the 91st Academy Awards, which will take place on...
Study: More Diverse Movie Leads in 2018 Than Ever
NEW YORK — The top films in 2018 featured more female and people of color in lead roles than ever before, according to a new study from the University of Southern California's Annenberg Inclusion Initiative. In a report released Tuesday, researchers found that women were the lead or co-lead in...
So, Hollywood, Where Is the Oscar Love for Oakland?
The best California movie scene of recent vintage is the opening of the 2018 film Sorry to Bother You. A man and his girlfriend are getting intimate when his apartment suddenly fills with daylight, making their union visible to the people outside on an Oakland street. What happened? California’s housing...
'Black Panther' Wins Top Honor at SAG Awards, 'Maisel' Soars
NEW YORK — "Black Panther" took the top award at Sunday's 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards, giving Ryan Coogler's superhero sensation its most significant awards-season honor yet and potentially setting up Wakanda for a major role at next month's Academy Awards. The two leading Oscar nominees — "Roma" and "The...
'Black Panther,' 'A Star Is Born' Get Writers Guild Noms
LOS ANGELES — The scripts for "Black Panther" and "A Star Is Born" are among the five films that have been selected to compete for best adapted screenplay at the Writers Guild of America Awards. The two blockbusters will compete against "BlacKkKlansman," ''Can You Ever Forgive Me?" and "If Beale...