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entertainment19 days ago•20 min saved

Naomi Watts: The Housewife Tests Duality and Sparks Dialogue at San Sebastián

At the San Sebastián Film Festival, Naomi Watts says standards for older women in film have improved, citing recent Emmys as heartening, while premiering Ben Shirinian’s The Housewife. Set in 1964 and based on a true story, the film follows a journalist who tracks a suspected Nazi officer living in New York, with Watts portraying Hermine, a wife who appears ordinary while concealing horrific secrets. She describes the role as deeply challenging and notes the importance of storytelling for minorities and LGBTQ representation, hoping the film sparks dialogue about history and how to avoid repeating past cruelties in today’s world.

via Variety|

#donostia-award #entertainment #naomi-watts

culture23 days ago•7 min saved

Gaze vs. grit: why Sydney Sweeney's ad misses decades of women's sport progress

An opinion piece argues Sydney Sweeney’s promotional ad for a sports betting app sexualizes female athletes and ignores decades of progress in women’s sport, contrasting it with sustained gains driven by athletic excellence (better facilities, equal pay, rising revenues). The author links the backlash to the ongoing shift in how women in sport are perceived and reminds readers that progress comes from athletes’ performance, not objectification. The piece also references the 2014 Always “Like A Girl” campaign and calls for accountability from advertisers and public figures while reflecting on how being a ‘sporty girl’ has evolved.

via nytimes.com|

#advertising-ethics #culture #representation

entertainment24 days ago•18 min saved

Primetime Emmys 2026: All-white acting winners spark diversity debate

At the 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards, all 10 acting winners were white, marking the first time in five years no actor of color won in the main ceremony; the piece notes past years’ non-white nominees, highlights Hiro Murai’s historical Best Comedy Directing win, and discusses ongoing diversity considerations in the Television Academy’s leadership and membership context.

via Gold Derby|

#awards #diversity #emmys

entertainment25 days ago•20 min saved

Sydney Sweeney's Provocative Sports Ad Triggers Backlash Over Representation

Sydney Sweeney’s campaign for the sports-trading app Novig has drawn backlash for a provocative ad in which she appears largely naked with various sports balls and uniforms. Critics, including women in sports, say the campaign sexualizes female athletes and undermines serious representation, while Sweeney and Novig defend the concept as a bold focus on sports; reps did not immediately comment.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

#advertisement #entertainment #novig

culture27 days ago•8 min saved

Backlash Against GTA VI Fails to Slow Its Blockbuster Momentum

Despite a fevered anti-woke backlash from a subset of male gamers over GTA VI’s diverse cast and a female lead, the game appears on track for massive success: preorders are already in the millions, and Rockstar’s reported budget tops a billion dollars, suggesting the controversy may backfire as the title breaks records.

via WIRED|

#culture #gaming-backlash #gta-vi

sports27 days ago•5 min saved

Townsend and Siniakova clinch US Open doubles title as Townsend highlights representation

Taylor Townsend and her partner Katerina Siniakova defeated Ashlyn Krueger and Robin Montgomery in three sets to win the US Open women’s doubles title, with Townsend using the moment at the podium to celebrate Black representation and pride in two Black women reaching the final, marking a milestone for Townsend and the event at Flushing Meadows.

via Fox News|

#representation #sports #taylor-townsend

culture28 days ago•5 min saved

How a Haitian Zombie Legend Was Transformed into Hollywood Fear—and What It Says About History

Maya Annik Bedward’s SXSW‑debuting Black Zombie argues that the Haitian zombie, born from enslaved diaspora and vodou tradition, was co‑opted by Hollywood to fuel white fear of Black bodies. The film traces this misappropriation from William Seabrook’s The Magic Island (1929) to the 1932 White Zombie, and centers Haitian voices to expose ongoing erasure and colonial complicity, linking historical distortion to contemporary misinformation and politics. It also documents production across Haiti and the Dominican Republic and frames memory as something that must be reclaimed through truth, culture, and testimony. The documentary released in the US on September 11, with UK/Australia dates to follow.

via The Guardian|

#colonialism #culture #haitian-zombie

entertainment1 month ago•27 min saved

Lanterns Ep. 3 Harnesses OutKast to Probe John Stewart’s Backstory

Lanterns' Episode 3, titled “OutKast,” uses OutKast songs to frame John Stewart’s childhood and adult insecurities while diving into debates over parenting Black boys; writers Vanessa Baden Kelly and Aaron Pierre discuss the room’s process, the pressures of depicting Black superheroes, and the reactions—from anxiety to celebration—while the episode also marks strong early viewership for HBO Max.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

#damon-lindelof #entertainment #john-stewart

entertainment1 month ago•4 min saved

Real Lioness Operatives Push Back on TV Portrayal

Veterans from the real Team Lioness condemn Sheridan’s Lioness for distorting their wartime history, calling the show a sanitized, fictionalized appropriation with little basis in reality, while Sheridan says it’s inspired by true events (not a direct retelling) and Paramount has not commented publicly.

via TheWrap|

#entertainment #lioness #representation

movies2 months ago•4 min saved

David Jonsson Named Next Black Panther for Black Panther 3

British actor David Jonsson, raised in East London, is set to play T’Challa in Black Panther 3, succeeding Chadwick Boseman. Director Ryan Coogler privately recommended him after meeting him, and crowds cheered when he was introduced at Comic-Con. Jonsson has risen from Industry to lead roles in Rye Lane and Alien: Romulus (Bafta Rising Star nomination), and he emphasizes Black representation as he steps into Wakanda’s royal line.

via The Guardian|

#black-panther-3 #chadwick-boseman #david-jonsson

entertainment2 months ago•9 min saved

Odyssey casting sparks debate, but history of whiteness runs deeper

Salon writer Katherine Kelaidis argues that the controversy over Nolan’s The Odyssey casting distracts from a longer history of how whiteness, Greek identity, and the Classical tradition shape Homer’s legacy; the piece contends the Odyssey belongs to a shared Mediterranean heritage and emphasizes universal themes like loyalty, desire, and belonging over contemporary debates about who represents whom in the film.

via Salon.com|

#entertainment #greek-identity #nolan

entertainment2 months ago•16 min saved

Trinity Tatum Secures WME Representation After Love Island USA Win

Trinity Tatum, the winner of Love Island USA season 8 (sharing the spotlight and prize with Bryce Dettloff), has signed with WME for representation to expand opportunities in fashion, television, and digital content. The Newport News-raised model already commands about 6 million followers on TikTok and Instagram, and WME will help monetize her growing influence while she navigates the season’s one-year exclusivity window and pursue further modeling and media appearances.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

#bryce-dettloff #entertainment #love-island-usa

culture2 months ago•7 min saved

Netflix’s Little House Reframes the Prairie with Race, Reality, and Reckoning

A Salon culture piece argues Netflix’s Little House on the Prairie reboot keeps the nostalgia of the original while confronting its mythmaking: introducing a Black doctor and an Osage neighbor to address race, displacement, and the cost of frontier self-sufficiency, signaling a mature reimagining that invites viewers to reckon with history without abandoning its family-friendly frame.

via Salon.com|

#american-mythmaking #culture #little-house-on-the-prairie

entertainment2 months ago•19 min saved

Moana Live-Action Elevates Polynesian Voices Through Close-Cultural Collaboration

Disney’s Moana live-action was shaped by a Cultural Trust with close collaboration to authentically honor Polynesian culture—integrating Tā moko, cross-island dance traditions (Ori Tahiti, Siva Samoa), and precise pronunciation, with music by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Opetaia Foaʻi; the cast and creatives view the project as a milestone for Pacific representation, celebrated at a premiere featuring Polynesian dancers.

via Variety|

#entertainment #live-action-film #moana

entertainment3 months ago•17 min saved

LGBTQ Film Representation Dips Again, GLAAD Reports

GLAAD’s 2025 report on 225 major film releases finds LGBTQ characters appear in 46 titles (20.4%), down from 2024, with total LGBTQ characters dropping to 112 from 181. No LGBTQ characters were found in 19 animated/family films, and there were no transgender characters in the sample. Representation by characters of color and bisexual characters also declined, though horror titles were a bright spot and mid-budget films ($15–90 million) continued to feature LGBTQ stories. The study also renamed itself to Where We Are in Film and shifted to categorizing characters by narrative significance rather than screen time.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

#animation #entertainment #film