Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program Celebrates 10 Years of Supporting Female and Nonbinary Artists

Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program Celebrates 10 Years of Supporting Female and Nonbinary Artists

On a Thursday evening in the penthouse of New York’s Greenwich Hotel, Jane Rosenthal stood in front of a small audience — a mix of emerging filmmakers, program alumni, jury members and mentors — for this year’s Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program.  With the room packed in almost shoulder-to-shoulder, and on…

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#Issa Rae Says ‘Insecure’ Fans Still Ask for Series Finale Reshoot: “People Are Really Mad”

#Issa Rae Says ‘Insecure’ Fans Still Ask for Series Finale Reshoot: “People Are Really Mad”

[The story contains spoilers for the fifth and final season of Insecure.] Issa Rae says some Insecure fans are still unhappy with how the show ended, even years later. The Emmy-winning series, which ended in December 2021 following a five-season fun, followed the everyday and sometimes awkward experiences of modern-day Black women. Rae not only co-created…

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#‘Barbie’ Review: Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in Doll Comedy From Greta Gerwig That Delivers the Fun but Fudges the Politics

#‘Barbie’ Review: Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in Doll Comedy From Greta Gerwig That Delivers the Fun but Fudges the Politics

There isn’t exactly a God in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie (unless you count Helen Mirren’s omniscient narrator), but the director does experiment with creation myths. Barbieland, a parallel universe populated by iterations of the Mattel doll, is her sandbox. The toy conglomerate’s vast archive, a trove of successful products, middling ideas and discontinued merch, are the…

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#Cancel Summer Vacation or Just Don’t Post About it? How Hollywood Is Agonizing Over Time Off Amid WGA Strike

#Cancel Summer Vacation or Just Don’t Post About it? How Hollywood Is Agonizing Over Time Off Amid WGA Strike

As the WGA strike stretches past the two-month mark, the industry reckoning has bumped up against another work stoppage: summer vacation.   This time of year has long been the season of out-of-office replies, as insiders clear schedules en masse and set off on extended trips, taking advantage of school breaks and the July 4th holiday….

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#Issa Rae Shares How Personal Fear Inspired Her Work Amplifying Underrepresented Voices at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Gala

#Issa Rae Shares How Personal Fear Inspired Her Work Amplifying Underrepresented Voices at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Gala

Issa Rae Shares How Personal Fear Inspired Her Work Amplifying Underrepresented Voices at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Gala Issa Rae received a standing ovation when she was honored with the Equity in Entertainment Award at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment breakfast gala, presented by Lifetime, held Wednesday at the Fairmont Century Plaza in…

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#Issa Rae, Walmart Team for Emerging Black Talent Incubator  

#Issa Rae, Walmart Team for Emerging Black Talent Incubator  

Issa Rae, Walmart Team for Emerging Black Talent Incubator   Issa Rae’s HOORAE media banner and Walmart are partnering for a new program to incubate emerging Black talent to become next-generation content creators. Rae, co-creator and star of Insecure, is spearheading the inaugural Black & Unlimited Digital Development program to offer next-generation Black content creators courses and…

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