Javier Grillo Marxuach Screenwriter and Producer Nominated for Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. Photo by Lina Baker. If you’re one of those people that diligently sees all the years movies in time for the Oscars, this story is for
Father and son artists, Vince Ito (left) and Willie Ito, at their StoryCorps interview (Photo Courtesy of NPR. Captures by Rochelle Hoi-Yiu Kwan/StoryCorps.) Conventions are not always business as usual. Their size can range from as large as Comic-Con to
When I was a freshman in high school I had a penpal who lived in Germany. His name is Tyler. We were around the same age. He was a ‘military brat’ and we met online on a penpal website. Despite
The story begins with a young boy who is half human and half gem. He lives with the three “alien” gems: Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl – also called the Crystal Gems – in the town of Beach City. He occasionally
At Comic-Con International: San Diego 2019, the crew of the Syfy show Wynonna Earp finally announced the production date for season four (January 2020). The show’s networks Syfy (for U.S.) and Space (for Canada) have shown their support, but the
Art by Abigail Roxas The Anime Expo at the LA Convention Center on early July weekend ended with die-hard fans buzzing and new fans (who have just started their adventure in the world of anime) experiencing their first high. Where
Following the announcement of the casting of the live action Little Mermaid’s Ariel, fans protested #NotMyAriel and #NotMyMermaid. Half of R&B sister duo Chloe x Halle, Halle Bailey, was chosen to portray the iconic redheaded mermaid. Bailey is claimed to
Adaptions can go a long way when it comes to childhood icons. The CW network has taken huge steps into making revamped TV adaptions, especially those with mixed reviews all around. With the success of “Riverdale,” “Sabrina” and shows of
I was looking for something to watch the other day and I found myself instinctively opening my family’s Amazon Firestick and login for the Netflix app before switching to the Hulu app to see if anything interesting was on there.
By the end of She’s Gotta Have It’s first season, back in 2017, the show’s effervescent protagonist chose to abandon the three men she’d been dating. Nola Darling, the fictional Brooklyn-based artist who animated Spike Lee’s 1986 film of the same
Gina Rodriguez, DeWanda Wise and Brittany Snow star in Someone Great.Sarah Shatz/Netflix *Film Spoiler Alerts* I have a friend. Let’s call her Ally. She had one of those childhood sweetheart relationships people see in the movies with the rainbows and
Selling more than 215,000 copies in the three weeks following its American debut, Richard Wright’s 1940 novel, Native Son, successfully captivated readers nationwide. The story of Bigger Thomas—a hardened, murderous black 20-year-old confronting poverty in Depression-era Chicago—thrust audiences into a complicated
Photo- Alex Lombardi: Hulu PEN15 is nothing short of a masterpiece. I was born in 1990, making me 10-years-old in 2000 (the year the series takes place), but I still vividly remember what it was like to be 13 at
(Photo by Courtesy of Netflix) Netflix delivered a thrilling double-whammy this October with the premieres of The Haunting of Hill Houseand Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, both of which serve up stellar moments of serialized horror. While the latter portrays the campy, occult
Lizzie McGuire Source: Disney Channel It’s the year of 2019. Millennials are the largest population, surpassing the Baby Boomers. Then comes Gen. Z, which often gets mixed into the millennial and Gen. Alpha categorization. Gen. Z is the generation of
Spike Lee did not do much to hide his displeasure when Green Book beat his film and six others to this year’s best picture Oscar. According to one report, the BlacKkKlansman director tried to storm out of the Dolby Theatre
John Williams and George Lucas According to udiscovermusic.com the number one film score of all time is still John Williams’ beloved main title score from “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.” We hear that song everywhere and know it
Personal emotions intersect with national ones in “Roma,” the Mexican writer-director Alfonso Cuarón’s interpretation of his 1970s childhood. In this scene, the pregnant protagonist, Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio), goes to a furniture store to shop for a crib.
Source: Everett Collection There is nothing objective about art. No matter the medium, it is imagineered by a creator with the intent of baring their souls to our hearts. Yet the subjective nature of those efforts makes its overall merit
Source: Gage Skidmore The first is half-naked, standing onstage in front of 15 or so art patrons, her overly thick sunglasses shielding her eyes from the punishing spotlights above. She’s playing Detroit, a Bay Area bohemian in Boots Riley’s 2018
The moviegoing experience has been altered following recent renovations to the AMC Universal Cinema at the Universal Citywalk The moviegoing experience has been altered following recent renovations to the AMC Universal Cinema at the Universal Citywalk. At a standard
Art exhibit to pay tribute to photographers who have contributed on Hollywood classic films As award season approaches many people are focused on the faces on screen. But what about the people behind-the-scenes? Finch & Partners, along with Jaeger-LeCoultre, are
The embrace of film and narrative within fashion has, in a way, brought back the artistry that print ads and fashion shows have slightly stripped. As photographers and filmmakers become one in the same, the line gets crossed and look
It looks like the shiny underground music culture of LA is getting a well-deserved spotlight. Through the world’s biggest online electronic music magazine, Resident Advisor, and KCETLink Media Group, the national indie-nonprofit digital broadcast network comes a nine-part documentary series, Real
