Hollywood
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is a big win for Asian American representation in Hollywood — but what about Singaporean representation?
It’s a rare big US studio film with an all Asian cast. But here’s why those with ties to Singapore’s local literary scene have mixed feelings about it.
Netflix dumps Kevin Spacey, police home in on Harvey Weinstein
From Hollywood to here: ‘Rememory’ and the future of memory
For some in Hollywood, the ‘remake’ is taking on global proportions
What to say when you’re Asian American and someone calls you ‘exotic’
This man spent his life challenging stereotypes of Arabs in film and television
Jack Shaheen, a Lebanese-American, spent decades documenting and criticizing the way the movie and television industry stereotypes Arabs and Middle Easterners. He passed away last week.
How actress Hedy Lamarr became the ‘mother of Wi-Fi’
During her years as a film star, little was known of Lamarr’s offscreen technological inventions. Now, Hollywood is finally taking notice.
Director Damien Chazelle on the old Hollywood musicals that inspired ‘La La Land’
He talks about Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, nostalgia and the tension in “Pulp Fiction.”
With 'The Great Wall,' is China buying its way into Hollywood?
For all the controversy around the casting of Matt Damon in a “white savior” role in a story set in ancient China, director Zhang Yimou plainly acknowledges that Damon’s involvement was a Chinese strategy to attract non-Chinese audiences.
We’ll Always Have Casablanca
A tale of refugees: how this classic film seems timelier than ever.
Why Is the Boston Accent Wicked Hard to Do?
Even great actors get tripped up by the Boston accent. Or maybe Bostonians are just too quick to find fault.
Hashtags might not get your favorite actor the part, but studios do hear your pleas
#MakeMulanRight. #RyanPotterForTimDrake. #AAIronFist — these campaigns don’t always work perfectly, but they do get people’s attention on diversity.
Victor Kruglov tells his Russian clients to succeed in Hollywood, there's one key — lose the accent
Victor Kruglov always dreamed of a career in Hollywood. Now he has one, as an agent representing lots of Russian actors and actresses.
Leonardo DiCaprio as a 13th-century Persian poet? Why not, says Hollywood.
This week David Franzoni, the screenwriter for "Gladiator," said in an interview that he wants to cast Leonardo DiCaprio as 13th-century Persian poet Rumi in a new biopic. The suggestion sparked the latest social media debate over "whitewashing" in Hollywood.
What it's like to be the butt of the joke. One of the kids at the Oscars speaks out.
The precocious child star who was on stage as an "accountant" at the Oscars didn't know she'd be the butt of an anti-Asian joke when she agreed to take the part. Neither did her mom.