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Damning study finds a 'whitewashed' Hollywood

Courier Newsroom - February 23, 2016

NEW YORK — In one of the most exhaustive and damning reports on diversity in Hollywood, a new study finds that the films and...

Entertainment

#OscarsSoWhite…'Revenant' leads noms with 12, only White actors again

Courier Newsroom - January 14, 2016

The brutal 1820s frontier revenge thriller "The Revenant" landed a leading 12 nominations for the 88th annual Academy Awards, while the acting categories were...

Entertainment

Like N.W.A, ‘Compton’ likely to inspire imitations

Courier Newsroom - August 18, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) _ Underestimate the crossover appeal of N.W.A at your peril. More than 25 years after the Los Angeles hip-hop group went double...

Entertainment

Oscar spotlight draws attention to industry diversity issue

Courier Newsroom - February 18, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) — It was a year ago that Lupita Nyong'o, shortly before winning the Academy Award for best supporting actress, gave a...

Entertainment

Oscar race is all about timing (except when it's not)

Courier Newsroom - February 13, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) - Timing is everything in the Oscar race. Except when it's not. This year's Academy Awards field has done more than most...

Opinion

To Be Equal…It’s time for Hollywood to act like diversity matters

Courier Newsroom - February 10, 2015

“Diversity is basically a description of independence. Diversity is what moves the ball for me, and I thought ‘give people a chance that have...

International

UK hails Oscar success as sign of surging industry

Courier Newsroom - March 3, 2014

LONDON (AP) — The big winners on Oscar night may have been set in the 19th-century American South and outer space, but for many...

Entertainment

Will Downey suit up again after $175M ‘IM3’ haul?

Associated Press - May 5, 2013

by David GermainLOS ANGELES (AP) — Iron Man reigns as the standard-bearer of Hollywood superheroes with a $175.3 million domestic opening weekend for...

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