The Oscars are raising the inclusion bar. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which oversees the annual Hollywood awards show, on Tuesday announced new diversity standards for best picture nominees. Beginning in 2024 with the 96th Academy Awards,…
Olivia de Havilland, Golden Age of Hollywood star, dies at 104
Olivia de Havilland, one of the last remaining stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood, has died at the age of 104. De Havilland’s career spanned more than 50 years and almost 50 feature films, and she was the last…
Rapper Ice Cube wants Hollywood studios to pay reparations
As reparations become a more and more popular topic while anti-police and anti-racism protests rage across the US, rapper Ice Cube wants to see Hollywood studios take part and give yearly payments to black-owned companies. “I think these studios that…
‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ is Tarantino’s love letter (news.com.au)
Hollywood has famously been a beacon for dreamers for well over a century, so what else is Quentin Tarantino going to name his ode to Hollywood other than Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. It’s like a fairytale. Yes, in…
Joe Biden rakes in $750K at Hollywood fundraiser (NYPost)
Joe Biden raked in over $750,000 during a fundraiser attended by Hollywood powerbrokers, a major haul that demonstrates the entertainment industry’s lasting affection for the former vice president. Biden’s 2020 Democratic presidential campaign declined to comment on how much was…
Wait, do you know how Nollywood was born? – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The other name for Nigeria is Nollywood. Scoff at it, laugh off the phenomenon, but there’s no denying Nollywood as the alter ego of Nigeria in the eyes of an astounded world. The Nigerian national football team, the Super Eagles,…
Glenfiddich whisky hosts John Boyega in Lagos
Premium whisky label, Glenfiddich, threw a home coming party for hot Hollywood actor John Boyega on Saturday April 7th, 2018. The party was tagged “A Whisky Business Evening.” Boyega is prepping a Nigerian movie production, which according to Steve Ayorinde,…