Beyoncé recently sampled Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Are Made for Walkin'” in her new track “Ya Ya.” Sinatra revealed she once begged an icon from a different medium to use that song. He made Sinatra’s dream come true, but in the process, he created a scene with a troubling undercurrent.
Nancy Sinatra wanted ‘These Boots Are Made for Walkin” in a famous movie
Sinatra’s cover of Cher’s “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)” was used quite literally in a sequence in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill. During a 2004 interview with Hot Press, Sinatra discussed this scene. “I’m a huge Tarantino fan, so him choosing me over Sonny & Cher was very humbling,” she opined. “I had a similar experience when a year before Full Metal Jacket came out I got word that Stanley Kubrick wanted ‘Boots’ for the soundtrack. I sent him a telegram saying,...
Nancy Sinatra wanted ‘These Boots Are Made for Walkin” in a famous movie
Sinatra’s cover of Cher’s “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)” was used quite literally in a sequence in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill. During a 2004 interview with Hot Press, Sinatra discussed this scene. “I’m a huge Tarantino fan, so him choosing me over Sonny & Cher was very humbling,” she opined. “I had a similar experience when a year before Full Metal Jacket came out I got word that Stanley Kubrick wanted ‘Boots’ for the soundtrack. I sent him a telegram saying,...
- 4/13/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Prince Harry may still be quarrelling with his family and the British courts, but Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has put a dispute with one of her relatives behind her.
After almost two years of litigation and several amended complaints, a federal judge today threw out the defamation case from the former Suits star’s half-sister. In fact, it’s no exaggeration to say Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell tossed out the efforts by Samantha Markle hard.
“The Court grants the motion to dismiss, in full,” the Florida-based judge wrote in her 58-page order Tuesday. (Read the ruling here).
“Plaintiff’s claims will be dismissed with prejudice, as she has failed to identify any statements that could support a claim for defamation or defamation-by-implication by this point, her third try at amending her complaint, in either the book Finding Freedom, the Netflix series Harry & Meghan, or Defendant and her husband’s hour-long televised CBS Interview,...
After almost two years of litigation and several amended complaints, a federal judge today threw out the defamation case from the former Suits star’s half-sister. In fact, it’s no exaggeration to say Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell tossed out the efforts by Samantha Markle hard.
“The Court grants the motion to dismiss, in full,” the Florida-based judge wrote in her 58-page order Tuesday. (Read the ruling here).
“Plaintiff’s claims will be dismissed with prejudice, as she has failed to identify any statements that could support a claim for defamation or defamation-by-implication by this point, her third try at amending her complaint, in either the book Finding Freedom, the Netflix series Harry & Meghan, or Defendant and her husband’s hour-long televised CBS Interview,...
- 3/12/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Meghan Markle spoke candidly about the harms and toxicity of social media during a panel at SXSW in Austin on Friday, recalling the hate she received from commenters online particularly while she was pregnant with her two children.
“I keep my distance from it right now just for my own well-being,” Markle told the panel, which also featured Katie Couric, Brooke Shields, and Nancy Wang Yuen. “But the bulk of the bullying and abuse I was experiencing in social media and online was when I was pregnant with Archie and with Lily.
“I keep my distance from it right now just for my own well-being,” Markle told the panel, which also featured Katie Couric, Brooke Shields, and Nancy Wang Yuen. “But the bulk of the bullying and abuse I was experiencing in social media and online was when I was pregnant with Archie and with Lily.
- 3/9/2024
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
Meghan Markle is speaking out about the dangers of social media.
The 42-year-old Duchess of Sussex participated on the “Breaking Barriers, Shaping Narratives: How Women Lead On and Off the Screen” panel during the SXSW festival on Friday (March 8) in Austin, Tex.
Meghan was joined on the panel by Katie Couric, Brooke Shields, Errin Haines, and Nancy Wang Yuen. Her husband Prince Harry was seated in the audience with their close friend Markus Anderson.
“Yes, social media is an environment that has a lot of that [toxicity] …I keep my distance from it right now just for my own wellbeing,” Meghan said, adding that she received toxic comments during her pregnancies.
Keep reading to find out more…
She continued, “You have to really wrap your head around why people would be so hateful. It’s not catty — it’s cruel. And certainly when you’re pregnant or you have a newborn,...
The 42-year-old Duchess of Sussex participated on the “Breaking Barriers, Shaping Narratives: How Women Lead On and Off the Screen” panel during the SXSW festival on Friday (March 8) in Austin, Tex.
Meghan was joined on the panel by Katie Couric, Brooke Shields, Errin Haines, and Nancy Wang Yuen. Her husband Prince Harry was seated in the audience with their close friend Markus Anderson.
“Yes, social media is an environment that has a lot of that [toxicity] …I keep my distance from it right now just for my own wellbeing,” Meghan said, adding that she received toxic comments during her pregnancies.
Keep reading to find out more…
She continued, “You have to really wrap your head around why people would be so hateful. It’s not catty — it’s cruel. And certainly when you’re pregnant or you have a newborn,...
- 3/8/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Meghan Markle had critical words for female online bullies who targeted her while she was pregnant, saying their comments were “not catty, it’s cruel” — and also took aim at the big tech platforms that hosted those posts.
Addressing the keynote panel at the opening day of the 2024 SXSW conference, the Duchess of Sussex addressed online toxicity that had been directed toward her.
“I keep my distance from it right now for my well-being, but the bulk of the bullying and abuse I was experiencing in social media and online was when I was pregnant with Archie and with Lili, and with a newborn, with each of them,” she told the packed audience that included her husband, Prince Harry, who was sitting front row.
“You just think about that and to wrap your head about why people would be so hateful. It’s not catty, it’s cruel. Why you...
Addressing the keynote panel at the opening day of the 2024 SXSW conference, the Duchess of Sussex addressed online toxicity that had been directed toward her.
“I keep my distance from it right now for my well-being, but the bulk of the bullying and abuse I was experiencing in social media and online was when I was pregnant with Archie and with Lili, and with a newborn, with each of them,” she told the packed audience that included her husband, Prince Harry, who was sitting front row.
“You just think about that and to wrap your head about why people would be so hateful. It’s not catty, it’s cruel. Why you...
- 3/8/2024
- by Lachlan Cartwright
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In a last minute SXSW keynote panel added in time for International Women’s Day, Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, spoke about how social media is having a negative impact on women.
“Even if it’s making dollars, it doesn’t make sense,” said the former Suits star during the Breaking Barriers, Shaping Narratives: How Women Lead On and Off the Screen panel.
Katie Couric, also on the panel, cited stats that social media’s impact on young women is on par with binge drinking in terms of spikes in suicide rates. “We have a real crisis on our hands here,” said the former Today Show and CBS Evening News anchor.
“The toxicity that comes at you, yes, social media is an environment that has a lot of that,” said Markle.
The Duchess told the packed Austin Convention Center auditorium that she handles the negative social media that’s...
“Even if it’s making dollars, it doesn’t make sense,” said the former Suits star during the Breaking Barriers, Shaping Narratives: How Women Lead On and Off the Screen panel.
Katie Couric, also on the panel, cited stats that social media’s impact on young women is on par with binge drinking in terms of spikes in suicide rates. “We have a real crisis on our hands here,” said the former Today Show and CBS Evening News anchor.
“The toxicity that comes at you, yes, social media is an environment that has a lot of that,” said Markle.
The Duchess told the packed Austin Convention Center auditorium that she handles the negative social media that’s...
- 3/8/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Meghan Markle has been on a reinvention tour lately, and things are looking up for her and her royal husband, Prince Harry.
Meghan has a new stylist, one that is close to the singer Adele, who is choosing her wardrobe options. Choosing a stylist is a big step for Meghan, and it seems to work, judging by the new opportunities coming her way.
Celebrity stylist Jamie Mizrahi has also worked with Riley Keough, Jeremy Allen White, and Jennifer Lawrence, as reported by Monsters and Critics.
Page Six reports that while Meghan had not used a stylist during her working royal days, the addition of Jamie will undoubtedly help with the “Hollywood glam” that is missing now.
Meghan’s recent working dinner was in a toned-down outfit so she could stand out, which was something she learned from Jamie. Her dinner with Terry Wood, from Oprah’s Harpo Productions, may have paid off.
Meghan has a new stylist, one that is close to the singer Adele, who is choosing her wardrobe options. Choosing a stylist is a big step for Meghan, and it seems to work, judging by the new opportunities coming her way.
Celebrity stylist Jamie Mizrahi has also worked with Riley Keough, Jeremy Allen White, and Jennifer Lawrence, as reported by Monsters and Critics.
Page Six reports that while Meghan had not used a stylist during her working royal days, the addition of Jamie will undoubtedly help with the “Hollywood glam” that is missing now.
Meghan’s recent working dinner was in a toned-down outfit so she could stand out, which was something she learned from Jamie. Her dinner with Terry Wood, from Oprah’s Harpo Productions, may have paid off.
- 3/4/2024
- by Pamela Roy
- Monsters and Critics
Meghan Markle is headed to the 2024 South By Southwest film festival, which is kicking off on March 8, 2024 in Austin, Texas!
The Duchess of Sussex will be speaking at the opening day event titled, “Breaking Barriers, Shaping Narratives: How Women Lead On and Off the Screen.” She will be a keynote speaker alongside Katie Couric, Brooke Shields, and diversity equity and inclusion consultant Nancy Wang Yuen. The event will be moderated by Errin Haines, who is the host of The Amendment podcast.
Keep reading to find out more…
The event is taking place on March 8, which is also International Women’s Day.
Hugh Forrest, co-president and chief programming officer of SXSW, said in a statement: “Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, Katie Couric, Brooke Shields, Nancy Wang Yuen, and Errin Haines are the perfect finishing touch to eight days of remarkable Keynote Speakers. We are so honored to host this distinguished group...
The Duchess of Sussex will be speaking at the opening day event titled, “Breaking Barriers, Shaping Narratives: How Women Lead On and Off the Screen.” She will be a keynote speaker alongside Katie Couric, Brooke Shields, and diversity equity and inclusion consultant Nancy Wang Yuen. The event will be moderated by Errin Haines, who is the host of The Amendment podcast.
Keep reading to find out more…
The event is taking place on March 8, which is also International Women’s Day.
Hugh Forrest, co-president and chief programming officer of SXSW, said in a statement: “Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, Katie Couric, Brooke Shields, Nancy Wang Yuen, and Errin Haines are the perfect finishing touch to eight days of remarkable Keynote Speakers. We are so honored to host this distinguished group...
- 3/4/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, otherwise known as Meghan Markle, will headline a keynote panel alongside Katie Couric and Brooke Shields at South By Southwest’s 38th edition kicking off later this week.
Sociologist and Dei author Nancy Wang Yuen also joins Breaking Barriers, Shaping Narratives: How Women Lead On and Off the Screen at 1 pm Ct on March 8 in honor of International Women’s Day.
SXSW unspools March 8-16 in Austin, Texas.
Markle is co-founder of The Archewell Foundation and Archewell Productions with her husband Prince Harry. She recently signed a deal with Lemonada Media to launch a new podcast and distribute Archetypes, her podcast that explores labels that attempt to hold women back.
Couric is the Emmy Award-winning journalist and bestselling author; Shields a two-time Golden Globe Award-nominated actress, model, entrepreneur, and author. Yuen is a sociologist, pop culture expert, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Consultant at Peoplism.
Sociologist and Dei author Nancy Wang Yuen also joins Breaking Barriers, Shaping Narratives: How Women Lead On and Off the Screen at 1 pm Ct on March 8 in honor of International Women’s Day.
SXSW unspools March 8-16 in Austin, Texas.
Markle is co-founder of The Archewell Foundation and Archewell Productions with her husband Prince Harry. She recently signed a deal with Lemonada Media to launch a new podcast and distribute Archetypes, her podcast that explores labels that attempt to hold women back.
Couric is the Emmy Award-winning journalist and bestselling author; Shields a two-time Golden Globe Award-nominated actress, model, entrepreneur, and author. Yuen is a sociologist, pop culture expert, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Consultant at Peoplism.
- 3/4/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
The Hollywood Sign is as much a marker of location as it is a marker of industry. First erected 100 years ago as “Hollywoodland,” the bold, mountain-bound letters are a bona fide fixture of Los Angeles’ landscape, and have impacted the way the city has expanded — and the visual language of the films made in its shadow — forevermore. In a new PBS series, Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein, the Hollywood sign is the focus of one of the show’s eight episodes, which explore American history through significant national symbols.
“This is designed to use the medium of television, which is a very effective medium in getting things through, by taking eight iconic symbols geographically dispersed around the country, and saying: ‘Here’s what you don’t know about these symbols. Here’s what you should know. And why don’t you try to read a little...
“This is designed to use the medium of television, which is a very effective medium in getting things through, by taking eight iconic symbols geographically dispersed around the country, and saying: ‘Here’s what you don’t know about these symbols. Here’s what you should know. And why don’t you try to read a little...
- 5/5/2023
- by Evan Nicole Brown
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Meghan Markle returned to her Spotify podcast “Archetypes” on Tuesday and in an episode called “The Demystification of the Dragon Lady” tackled the “toxic stereotyping” of Asian women in movies like “Austin Powers,” “Kill Bill” and “Full Metal Jacket.”
Markle recounted her childhood in Los Angeles, growing up adjacent to and very appreciative of the Asian influence in her upbringing. In fact, Markle wasn’t familiar with Asian stereotypes, “ones we see in so many movies and throughout pop culture.”
“Movies like ‘Austin Powers’ and ‘Kill Bill’ — they presented these caricatures of women of Asian descent as oftentimes oversexualized or aggressive,” Markle said on the podcast, which can you listen to below. “It’s not those two examples, there’s so many more. And I’m not the only one who has taken notice.”
Margaret Cho was on the podcast, bemoaning the characters that serve as an “evil, exotic force,...
Markle recounted her childhood in Los Angeles, growing up adjacent to and very appreciative of the Asian influence in her upbringing. In fact, Markle wasn’t familiar with Asian stereotypes, “ones we see in so many movies and throughout pop culture.”
“Movies like ‘Austin Powers’ and ‘Kill Bill’ — they presented these caricatures of women of Asian descent as oftentimes oversexualized or aggressive,” Markle said on the podcast, which can you listen to below. “It’s not those two examples, there’s so many more. And I’m not the only one who has taken notice.”
Margaret Cho was on the podcast, bemoaning the characters that serve as an “evil, exotic force,...
- 10/4/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Meghan Markle returned to her “Archetypes” podcast on Spotify for the first time since the death of Queen Elizabeth II and devoted the new episode to Hollywood’s long persistent Asian stereotype of the “Dragon Lady.” Markle called out two films, “Austin Powers” and “Kill Bill,” for being harmful in how they depicted Asian women as over-sexualized and/or overagressive.
“Movies like ‘Austin Powers’ and ‘Kill Bill’ presented these characters of Asian women as oftentimes over sexualized or aggressive,” Markle said. “And it’s not just those two examples, there’s so many more. … This has seeped into a lot of our entertainment. But this toxic stereotyping of women of Asian descent, it doesn’t just end once the credits roll.”
Markle’s guest on the podcast was Nancy Wang Yuen, who previously tackled the “Dragon Lady” stereotype in her book “Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism.” Yeun recounted being...
“Movies like ‘Austin Powers’ and ‘Kill Bill’ presented these characters of Asian women as oftentimes over sexualized or aggressive,” Markle said. “And it’s not just those two examples, there’s so many more. … This has seeped into a lot of our entertainment. But this toxic stereotyping of women of Asian descent, it doesn’t just end once the credits roll.”
Markle’s guest on the podcast was Nancy Wang Yuen, who previously tackled the “Dragon Lady” stereotype in her book “Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism.” Yeun recounted being...
- 10/4/2022
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
In her return to her Spotify podcast, Archetypes, after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Meghan Markle takes on one of the most prominent stereotypes of Asian women on screen: The Dragon Lady.
“Movies like Austin Powers and Kill Bill — they presented these caricatures of women of Asian descent as oversexualized or aggressive,” Markle said, referencing the hyper-sexualized characters Fook Yu and Fook Mi in Austin Powers in Goldmember and Lucy Liu’s hyper-violent O-Ren Ishii in Kill Bill. She noted that such characterizations go at least as far back as 1924, when Anna May Wong played a scheming Mongol slave opposite Douglas Fairbanks in The Thief of Bagdad.
Markle maintainted that, “This toxic stereotyping of women of Asian descent…this doesn’t just end once the credits roll.”
As a case in point, she introduces sociologist Nancy Wang Yuen who wrote about the Dragon Lady stereotype in her book Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism.
“Movies like Austin Powers and Kill Bill — they presented these caricatures of women of Asian descent as oversexualized or aggressive,” Markle said, referencing the hyper-sexualized characters Fook Yu and Fook Mi in Austin Powers in Goldmember and Lucy Liu’s hyper-violent O-Ren Ishii in Kill Bill. She noted that such characterizations go at least as far back as 1924, when Anna May Wong played a scheming Mongol slave opposite Douglas Fairbanks in The Thief of Bagdad.
Markle maintainted that, “This toxic stereotyping of women of Asian descent…this doesn’t just end once the credits roll.”
As a case in point, she introduces sociologist Nancy Wang Yuen who wrote about the Dragon Lady stereotype in her book Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism.
- 10/4/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Trevor Noah’s departure from The Daily Showhas given rise to speculation about who’s going to be replacing him.
In a video statement shared on Twitter on Thursday (29 September), the 38-year-old comedian said that after seven years as host of the Comedy Central programme, his “time is up”.
The political commentator said that the next part of his life might involve more standup work.
This decision has led to The Daily Show fans wondering who’s going to be replacing Noah as the show’s host.
According to social media users, some of the most popular choices to replace Noah are comedians and talk show hosts Amber Ruffin and Samantha Bee.
The Black Agenda Book’s editor Anna Gifty wrote: “Trevor Noah is truly one of the best to ever do it. Jon Stewart chose well, and I am looking forward to seeing a Black woman champion that desk.
In a video statement shared on Twitter on Thursday (29 September), the 38-year-old comedian said that after seven years as host of the Comedy Central programme, his “time is up”.
The political commentator said that the next part of his life might involve more standup work.
This decision has led to The Daily Show fans wondering who’s going to be replacing Noah as the show’s host.
According to social media users, some of the most popular choices to replace Noah are comedians and talk show hosts Amber Ruffin and Samantha Bee.
The Black Agenda Book’s editor Anna Gifty wrote: “Trevor Noah is truly one of the best to ever do it. Jon Stewart chose well, and I am looking forward to seeing a Black woman champion that desk.
- 9/30/2022
- by Peony Hirwani
- The Independent - TV
Last fall, “Squid Game” made history as Netflix’s most-watched original program of all time, accumulating over 1.65 billion viewing hours in the four weeks following the release of its first season. Since then, the team behind the Korean survival drama have picked up numerous prestigious accolades, including three Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Critics Choice Awards, and are now looking to make a splash at the Emmys. Recently, the show’s creator/director/writer/executive producer Hwang Dong-hyuk, composer Jung Jae-il, production designer Chae Kyoung-sun, visual effects supervisor Cheong Jai-hoonon and cast members Jung Ho-yeon, Lee Jung-jae, Oh Young-soo, Park Hae-soo and Anupam Tripathi participated in a 2022 Emmys FYC panel moderated by Nancy Wang Yuen. Watch the video Q&a above.
Included among those who did not anticipate the series’ massive success is Hwang himself, who said here, “I thought everything [about it] was very uniquely Korean, so I was surprised...
Included among those who did not anticipate the series’ massive success is Hwang himself, who said here, “I thought everything [about it] was very uniquely Korean, so I was surprised...
- 6/27/2022
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: The Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment and Janet Yang Productions today announced that they’re partnering for a new Short Film Challenge, which will provide production grants of $15,000 to four Aapi women or non-binary filmmakers.
Those looking to take part in the inaugural challenge supported by Julia S. Gouw must identify as an Aapi woman or non-binary person, and submit a narrative live-action or animated short film script featuring an Aapi woman or non-binary protagonist.
The four grantees chosen will be offered networking opportunities with Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning producer Janet Yang and the Cape network, as well as the chance to submit films to potential buyers and platforms, with access to industry professionals including agents, managers, producers and studio executives.
Creatives serving as ambassadors for the challenge include actor-producer Gemma Chan, EP-actor Kelly Marie Tran and actor Richa Moorjani (Never Have I Ever). Tran will also serve on its jury, alongside The Walt Disney Company’s Karen Chau, PictureStart’s Samie Kim Falvey, Miramax’s Munika Lay, Film Independent’s Angela C. Lee, the Sundance Institute’s Ianeta Le’i, screenwriter Adele Lim, Searchlight Pictures’ DanTram Nguyen, Sri & Company’s Mirsada Abdool Raman, Gettin’ Rad Productions’ Naomi Scott, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Niti Shah.
“With the welcome increase in representation for both Aapi’s and women in general, the Aapi woman ironically is still an anomaly both in front of and behind the camera, or in any positions of power for that matter,” said Yang. “This is both a cause and effect of public perceptions that we aim to shift through powerful storytelling.”
“According to a recent USC Annenberg study with Professor Nancy Wang Yuen, of the top 1,300 films from 2007-2019, only 3 out of 1,447 directors were Api women (0.2%). That is abysmal and must change,” added Cape Executive Director Michelle K. Sugihara. “By awarding funds to make their films, this Challenge eliminates (or at least mitigates) one of the major threshold barriers Api women and non-binary filmmakers face.”
Submissions for the Julia S. Gouw Short Film Challenge are open now through January 26. More information on the submission process can be found here.
Those looking to take part in the inaugural challenge supported by Julia S. Gouw must identify as an Aapi woman or non-binary person, and submit a narrative live-action or animated short film script featuring an Aapi woman or non-binary protagonist.
The four grantees chosen will be offered networking opportunities with Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning producer Janet Yang and the Cape network, as well as the chance to submit films to potential buyers and platforms, with access to industry professionals including agents, managers, producers and studio executives.
Creatives serving as ambassadors for the challenge include actor-producer Gemma Chan, EP-actor Kelly Marie Tran and actor Richa Moorjani (Never Have I Ever). Tran will also serve on its jury, alongside The Walt Disney Company’s Karen Chau, PictureStart’s Samie Kim Falvey, Miramax’s Munika Lay, Film Independent’s Angela C. Lee, the Sundance Institute’s Ianeta Le’i, screenwriter Adele Lim, Searchlight Pictures’ DanTram Nguyen, Sri & Company’s Mirsada Abdool Raman, Gettin’ Rad Productions’ Naomi Scott, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Niti Shah.
“With the welcome increase in representation for both Aapi’s and women in general, the Aapi woman ironically is still an anomaly both in front of and behind the camera, or in any positions of power for that matter,” said Yang. “This is both a cause and effect of public perceptions that we aim to shift through powerful storytelling.”
“According to a recent USC Annenberg study with Professor Nancy Wang Yuen, of the top 1,300 films from 2007-2019, only 3 out of 1,447 directors were Api women (0.2%). That is abysmal and must change,” added Cape Executive Director Michelle K. Sugihara. “By awarding funds to make their films, this Challenge eliminates (or at least mitigates) one of the major threshold barriers Api women and non-binary filmmakers face.”
Submissions for the Julia S. Gouw Short Film Challenge are open now through January 26. More information on the submission process can be found here.
- 12/16/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
When Netflix launched its streaming platform in Japan nearly six years ago and began curating collections of television series and films, there were some moods that just didn’t translate to English. Rochelle King, Netflix’s VP of creative production, recalls one woman on her team who suggested they use the Japanese term honobono, which roughly means “relaxed” or “heartwarming,” as a tag for some of its content that best captured a “mellow kind of feeling.” Similarly, the same staffer, after conversations with a colleague, suggested the platform incorporate the Tagalog terms kilig and hugot — “feel-good romance” and “painful nostalgia,” respectively — to label projects for its Filipino audience.
Incorporating those culturally resonant terms has had “great benefits” so far, said King, who is Japanese American and grew up in Hawaii. For her, it speaks to the need to both hire and amplify a diverse array of voices within a company.
Incorporating those culturally resonant terms has had “great benefits” so far, said King, who is Japanese American and grew up in Hawaii. For her, it speaks to the need to both hire and amplify a diverse array of voices within a company.
- 5/25/2021
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
Actor-producer Daniel Dae Kim urged those of Asian and Pacific Islander descent to work hard at “allyship” with other underrepresented communities in order to focus on the roots of systemic racism. Kim spoke on May 20 at a half-day virtual seminar hosted by Amazon Studios to examine Api representation in film and media as part of Asian American Pacific Islander heritage month.
The rising tide of anti-Asian hate crimes underscores the urgency to act. But Asian Americans in general represent about 6% of the U.S. population, which means that Aapi advocates need to build bridges with Black and brown communities, Kim said during Amazon’s “Voices: Api Representation in Film & Media.”
“It’s going to take more than just us,” said Kim, the actor known for “Lost,” “Hawaii 5-0” and, most recently, NBC’s “New Amsterdam.” “It’s important that we find allies in every other demographic. And part of accepting allyship is being an ally.
The rising tide of anti-Asian hate crimes underscores the urgency to act. But Asian Americans in general represent about 6% of the U.S. population, which means that Aapi advocates need to build bridges with Black and brown communities, Kim said during Amazon’s “Voices: Api Representation in Film & Media.”
“It’s going to take more than just us,” said Kim, the actor known for “Lost,” “Hawaii 5-0” and, most recently, NBC’s “New Amsterdam.” “It’s important that we find allies in every other demographic. And part of accepting allyship is being an ally.
- 5/21/2021
- by Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
A new report from USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative found that only 5.9% of the 51,159 speaking roles in the 1,300 top-grossing movies from 2007-2019 were played by Asian American and Pacific Island actors, and that only 3.4% of those films had an Api lead or co-lead, with only six movies featuring an Api woman in a leading or co-leading role.
Of those 1,300 films, only three – 0.002% – were directed by Aip women, and none received a solo directing credit for a live action top-grossing feature film in the 13 years that were studied. Asian American and Pacific Islanders make up 7.1% of the U.S. population.
The data span ends one year before Chloé Zhao last month became the first Asian woman and woman of color (and second woman ever) to win the Best Director Oscar. Her film, Searchlight’s Nomadland, also won Best Picture. Zhao is of Chinese decent.
The USC report, authored by Dr. Nancy Wang Yuen and Dr.
Of those 1,300 films, only three – 0.002% – were directed by Aip women, and none received a solo directing credit for a live action top-grossing feature film in the 13 years that were studied. Asian American and Pacific Islanders make up 7.1% of the U.S. population.
The data span ends one year before Chloé Zhao last month became the first Asian woman and woman of color (and second woman ever) to win the Best Director Oscar. Her film, Searchlight’s Nomadland, also won Best Picture. Zhao is of Chinese decent.
The USC report, authored by Dr. Nancy Wang Yuen and Dr.
- 5/18/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
White male actors called Ben, Chris, Daniel, James or Tom are more likely to be hired for a leading role in a film than an Asian and Pacific Islander woman with any name in all of Hollywood.
That’s one of the surprising statistics revealed in a new report, titled “The Prevalence and Portrayal of Asian and Pacific Islanders across 1,300 Popular Films,” that uncovers the limited film portrayals of the Api community.
The study — conducted by Dr. Nancy Wang Yuen, Dr. Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, with funding from Amazon Studios and UTA Foundation — assessed Asian and Pacific Islander leads and speaking characters across 1,300 top-grossing films from 2007 to 2019.
Across 51,159 speaking characters in the movies evaluated, 5.9% were Api. That falls short of the 7.1% of the U.S. population that identifies as Api. Moreover, the report reveals that 39% of all movies fail to show even one Api character.
That’s one of the surprising statistics revealed in a new report, titled “The Prevalence and Portrayal of Asian and Pacific Islanders across 1,300 Popular Films,” that uncovers the limited film portrayals of the Api community.
The study — conducted by Dr. Nancy Wang Yuen, Dr. Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, with funding from Amazon Studios and UTA Foundation — assessed Asian and Pacific Islander leads and speaking characters across 1,300 top-grossing films from 2007 to 2019.
Across 51,159 speaking characters in the movies evaluated, 5.9% were Api. That falls short of the 7.1% of the U.S. population that identifies as Api. Moreover, the report reveals that 39% of all movies fail to show even one Api character.
- 5/18/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Asian and Pacific Islander characters on screen were completely missing from 39% — or roughly four out of 10 — of the top grossing films dating back to 2007, a new study has found. Of 1,300 analyzed films, only 44 movies, or 3.4%, had an Api lead or co-lead.
That last number is not great, and it would be even worse if not for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who is of Samoan heritage and was the star of 14 of those 44 movies. Only six of the 44 films had a lead that was either a woman or a girl.
The new data on Asians and Pacific Islanders in film comes from the latest study from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative. Its latest survey did not pull any punches, saying, “White male actors named Ben, Chris, Daniel, James, Jason, John, Josh, Michael, Robert, Sean or Tom were far more likely to be hired as the top actor in a film than...
That last number is not great, and it would be even worse if not for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who is of Samoan heritage and was the star of 14 of those 44 movies. Only six of the 44 films had a lead that was either a woman or a girl.
The new data on Asians and Pacific Islanders in film comes from the latest study from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative. Its latest survey did not pull any punches, saying, “White male actors named Ben, Chris, Daniel, James, Jason, John, Josh, Michael, Robert, Sean or Tom were far more likely to be hired as the top actor in a film than...
- 5/18/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The Casting Society of America will host two virtual town halls this month as part of its Asian American Pacific Islander Initiative. Celebrating Asia Pacific American Heritage Month, CSA says the town halls and roundtable discussions – on May 10 and 17 – “are designed to affect concrete change in how creatives, in this historically underrepresented community, have been perceived, what they have achieved, and how we all can create systemic change to move the needle of progress forward.”
The events, titled “Closer To Equity: Deconstructing the Asian Narrative,” are free and open to the entertainment community.
The CSA will also hold roundtable discussions on Asian inclusion on May 20. Speakers include Grace Wu, NBCUniversal’s EVP Casting and Entertainment Content; director Jude Weng; and actors Jamie Chung, Amy Hill, Dustin Nguyen, Grace Park, Rain Valdez and Jude Weng.
“Empowering casting directors by giving them the tools to cast authentically will create a ripple effect...
The events, titled “Closer To Equity: Deconstructing the Asian Narrative,” are free and open to the entertainment community.
The CSA will also hold roundtable discussions on Asian inclusion on May 20. Speakers include Grace Wu, NBCUniversal’s EVP Casting and Entertainment Content; director Jude Weng; and actors Jamie Chung, Amy Hill, Dustin Nguyen, Grace Park, Rain Valdez and Jude Weng.
“Empowering casting directors by giving them the tools to cast authentically will create a ripple effect...
- 5/6/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
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