Awards
February 12, 2022AWARDS, FEATURES, FEATURES TV, LGBTQ, LGBTQ TV, most-featured, TV TOP, ‘Coneheads’, academy awards, allyn rachel, American Idol, Barack obama, Chris Rock, comedy tonight, Crazy Stupid Love, Ellen, Ellen DeGeneres, ellen degeneres biography, ellen degeneres tribute, ellen tribute, ellens next great designer, Emmys, Finding Nemo, George Lopez, grammys, inside comedy, Jay Leno, Johnny Carson, laurie hill, mr. wrong, patrick carlyle, Paula Abdul, the daily show, The Ellen Degeneres Show, vance elliot degeneres, Chelsea Black
A Tribute to Ellen DeGeneres: Long-Time Television Talk-Show Host, Comedian, Actor, Activist and More
Ellen DeGeneres, the talk-show host has dominated the television screen and comedy world for decades and has made us laugh and inspired many along the way....
February 11, 2022AWARDS, CINEMA TOP, FEATURES, FEATURES CINEMA, most-featured, Acting, adaptation, awards, Baz Luhrmann, Claire Danes, Corey hawkins, Denzel Washington, denzel washington macbeth, Film, Frances McDormand, Hamlet, Harold Perrineau, high school, Joel Coen, John Leguizamo, Josh Hartnett, Julia Stiles, Laurence Olivier, leonardo dicaprio, Macbeth, macbeth denzel washington, Mekhi Phifer, Mercutio, Moses Ingram, O, Orson Welles, oscars, Othello, performance, representation, Romeo + Juliet, Shakespeare, theater, Mark Raymond
Black Representation in Shakespeare’s Adapted Works: If All the World’s a Stage, These Actors Own It
Black Representation in Shakespeare - How do we reach diversity in representation and ensure great talent gets the recognition it’s owed when it is owed?...
February 10, 2022AWARDS, CINEMA TOP, LATEST VIDEOS, most-featured, VIDEOS SERIES, Belfast, belfast behind the scenes, belfast caitriona balfe, belfast commentary, belfast interviews, belfast movie, belfast movie 2022, belfast movie behind the scenes, belfast movie commentary, belfast movie interviews, caitriona balfe, caitriona balfe interview, caitriona balfe movies, ireland movies, irish movies, Jamie Dornan, jamie dornan interview, jamie dornan movies, Judi Dench, judi dench interviews, judi dench movies, latest movies, movie 2022, Movies 2022, Hollywood Insider Staff Writer
Oscar Nominated ‘Belfast’ Full Commentary & BTS – Jamie Dornan, Caitriona Balfe, Judi Dench
The full commentary and behind-the-scenes of 'Belfast'....
February 10, 2022AWARDS, CINEMA TOP, FEATURES, FEATURES CINEMA, LATEST REVIEWS, LGBTQ, LGBTQ CINEMA, most-featured, NEWS, NEWS CINEMA, ‘CODA’, ‘Drive My Car’, ‘Flee’, ‘Spiderman: No Way Home’, ‘Tragedy of Macbeth’, 2022 oscar nominations, academy awards, actor, actress, adam driver, Americans, Andrew Garfield, anniversary, Ariana DeBose, awards, bafta, being the ricardos, Belfast, ben affleck, benedict cumberbatch, Best, cinema, Denis Villeneuve, Denzel Washington, Director, Don't Look Up, dune, films, House of Gucci, J.K. Simmons, Jane Campion, javier bardem, Jessica Chastain, Jessie Buckley, jodie comer, Kenneth Branagh, king richard, Kirsten Dunst, Kristen Stewart, lady gaga, Licorice Pizza, Lucille Ball, Matt Damon, Nicole Kidman, Nightmare Alley, nod, nomination, olivia colman, oscars 2022, Parallel Mothers, paul thomas anderson, Penélope Cruz, Power of the Dog, Red Rocket, richard williams, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, SAG, serena williams, Show, Simon Rex, Spencer, steven spielberg, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, the last duel, The Lost Daughter, Tick, tick…boom’, Tim White, Troy Kotsur, venus williams, Visuals, West Side Story, Will Smith, Thomas Jacobs
2022 Oscar Nominations: Notables, Surprises, Snubs, and An Analysis of The Academy Awards
The 2022 Oscar Nominations have finally arrived! What are this year's notables, surprises, snubs, and is it worth even tuning in this year to find out who will win? ...
February 9, 2022AWARDS, CINEMA TOP, CULTURE TOP, FASHION TOP, FEATURES, FEATURES CINEMA, FEATURES CULTURE, FEATURES FASHION, FEATURES TV, LGBTQ, LGBTQ CINEMA, LGBTQ CULTURE, LGBTQ FASHION, LGBTQ TV, most-featured, TV TOP, ‘CODA’, ‘Zola’, #sundaycivics, 21 Savage, 53rd NAACP Image Awards, 7 Prisoners, 9-1-1, A Black Lady Sketch Show, A Journal for Jordan, A.G. Ford, Ace of Spades, Activist of the Year Award, Ada Twist, adele, Adrienne Houghton, African America, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Alfonso Ribeiro, Alfre Woodard, Algree Smith, Amanda Gorman, Amber Ruffin, America’s Funniest Home Videos, American Skin, and information podcast, Andra Braugher, Andra Day, Angela Bassett, Anika Noni Rose, Annie Live, Anthony Anderson, Anthony Hamilton, Archie Panjabi, Ari Lennox, Ariana DeBose, Attica, Audra McDonald, Aunjamue Ellis, Aurinko in Adagio, awkwafina, Aziz Ansari, Barack obama, Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power, best friend, BET Awards, beyonce, Big Mouth, Billy Porter, Black Award Shows, Black excellence, black history month, Black Monday, Black Poets, black writers, Black-ish, blackout, blindspot: Tulsa burning, Brandee Younger, Brandy, Brent Staples, Brittney Morris, Bruce Springsteen, Bruised, Bryan Tyree Henry, Candyman, CeCe Williams, cedric the entertainer, Celebrity Family Fued, Celina Smith, Chairman’s Award, Channing Hill, Chloe, Chloe x Halle, Chris Brown, Chris Gardner, Cicely Tyson, clickbait, Club Shay Shay podcast, colin in black & white, colored people, Colson Whitehead, Coming 2 America, Coming 2 America soundtrack, Constance Wu, Courtney B. Vance, Craig Harris, Crystal Wilkinson, Cynthia Erivo, Daniel Kaluuya, Danielle Brooks, Danielle Deadwyler, Danny Boyd Jr, Dave Chappelle, Delroy Lindo, Denzel Washington, Deon Cole, Destiny’s Child, Diahann Caroll, Doja Cat, Domonique Fishback, Don Cheadle, Downtown Trevor Brown, Drake, Ebony Magazine, Eddie Murphy, Elise Bryant, emma stone, Emmys, Encanto, Eric Andre, Eunique Jones Gibson, Eyimofe, Fairfax, Faridah Abike-Lymide, Fat Nwigwe, Fireboy DML, Flute, Forest Whitaker, Freda Payne, Future, Fye Fye, genius: Aretha, Giveon, Godfather of Harlem, H.E.R., halle berry, Harlem, Hart to Heart, Henry Moscowitz, Homecoming, Honoree Fanonne Jeffers, Hot Mess Holiday, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Idris Elba, Insecure, Insecure: The End, into America, Issa Rae, Ivanla: Fix My Life, J. 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The 2022 NAACP Image Awards: Full List of Nominees, A History of the Ceremony, and How to Vote
As Rihanna says, let’s “pull up”, to the NAACP Image Awards this Black History month....
February 9, 2022AWARDS, CULTURE TOP, most-featured, NEWS, NEWS CULTURE, al pacino, award, blue wall, bravery, Bribes, corruption, Crime, David Durk, equality, Frank Serpico, grafting, hero, heroism, illegal, justice, lamplight, law enforcement, Mayor, Mayor John Lindsay, Medal of Honor, New York, New York Daily News, New York Police Department, New York Times, newspaper, NYPD, patrolman, police, Police Chief, Police Commissioner, police corruption, policeman, Serpico, Sidney Lumet, testimony, undercover, whistleblow, Thomas Jacobs
NYPD Honors Frank Serpico for Uncovering Widespread NYPD Corruption
After fifty-years, Frank Serpico has finally been awarded an official Medal of Honor for his commitment to justice and his bravery in the face of great adversity...
February 9, 2022AWARDS, CINEMA TOP, FEATURES, FEATURES CINEMA, most-featured, actor, Andrew Garfield, andrew garfield oscars, andrew garfield spider, andrew garfield spider-man, angels in america, best actor, bisexuality, Broadway, Broadway play, Golden Globe award, interviews, lgbtq, lin manuel miranda, marvel, marvel movies, musicals, peter parker, philosophical, sexuality, Sony, spider-man, Spider-Man: No Way Home, superheroes, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, tick tick boom, Tik Tok, Tobey Maguire, tom holland, Tony Award, Twitter, Under the Banner of Heaven, Ayana Hamilton
Oscar Nominee Andrew Garfield’s Career Resurgence: His Marvel-ous Career From Superheroes to Oscars
From ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ to ‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’ Andrew Garfield has proven that he fully embodies the roles he’s given, making fans revisit his previous films ...
February 5, 2022AWARDS, CINEMA TOP, FEATURES, FEATURES CINEMA, FEATURES TV, most-featured, TV TOP, 1970s, 1980s, Anti-Semitism, Blazing Saddles, Comedy, environmentalism, Gene Wilder, Jewish, John Candy, Mel Brooks, parody, race, racism, Richard Pryor, Satire, Spaceballs, The Producers, Brianna Benozich
Punching Up with Mel Brooks: Speaking Truth to Power
Comedian and director, Mel Brooks, has never been afraid to speak truth to power with his wacky satires....
February 5, 2022AWARDS, LATEST REVIEWS, most-featured, TV TOP, Alexa Demie, Ali, Angus Cloud, Ashtray, Cassie Howard, Colman Domingo, Dominic Fike, drama, Elliot, Eric Dane, Euphoria, euphoria midseason finale, Euphoria Music, Euphoria playlist, Euphoria Review, Euphoria season 2, Euphoria season 2 review, Fezco, HBO, HBO Drama Series, hbo max, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Javon Walton, Jules Vaughn, Lexie Howard, Maddy Perez, Maude Apatow, Nate Jacobs, Rue Bennett, Sydney Sweeny, tv show, TV show review, zendaya, Ayana Hamilton
The Beauty of the Euphoria Midseason Finale
Euphoria midseason finale - beautiful cinematography distracts the audience from the writing of the show....
February 5, 2022AWARDS, CULTURE TOP, FEATURES, FEATURES TV, LGBTQ, LGBTQ TV, most-featured, TV TOP, anxiety, Cassie, Euphoria, HBO, Jules, mental health in euphoria, Mental Illness, Nate, OCD, recovery, rehab, Rue, stress, SUD, therapy, Trauma, treatment, Mireille Karadanaian
Mental Health in Euphoria: Has It Been Realistic or Romanticized?
As season 2 of ‘Euphoria’ rolls around, let us take a look into the portrayal of mental health in Euphoria - accurate and realistic or romanticizes it....
February 3, 2022AWARDS, CINEMA TOP, FEATURES, FEATURES CINEMA, LATEST REVIEWS, most-featured, Apollo Creed, Balboa, Blockbuster, Boxing, Burgess Meredith, Carl Weathers, cinema, Clubber Lang, Creed, Dolph Lundgren, drama, fighting, Film, franchise, Ivan Drago, media, Michael B Jordan, Milo Ventimiglia, movie, Mr. T, Philadelphia, Philly, rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV, Rocky V, series, sports, Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Ben Ross
An Analysis of Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Franchise: A Series That Packs a Punch
Sylvester Stallone crafted one of Cinema’s most celebrated characters with Rocky Balboa. Here’s a deep-dive analysis of the Rocky franchise....
February 3, 2022AWARDS, CINEMA TOP, FEATURES, FEATURES CINEMA, GLOBAL, LATEST REVIEWS, most-featured, Adaptations, Akira Kurosawa, Citizen Kane, disney, feature, Hamlet, hero, international cinema, Isuzu Yamada, Japan, Joel Coen, Kenneth Branagh, King Lear, kurosawa and shakespeare, Laurence Olivier, Macbeth, Orson Welles, Ran, Rashômon, Roman Polański, Seven Samurai, Succession, Tatsuya Nakadi, The Bad Sleep Well, The Hidden Fortress, The Lion King, The Lord of the Rings, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Throne Of Blood, Tokyo Twilight, Toshirô Mifune, William Shakespeare, Andrew Valianti
Kurosawa and Shakespeare: Three Remarkable Adaptations from the Legendary Japanese FilmmakerDraft
It isn’t often that the most lauded work in literary history falls into the hands of the most celebrated cinematic auteurs - Kurosawa and Shakespeare adaptations. ...
