Walt Disney Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — The new Disney film Raya and the Last Dragon is winning praise for celebrating Southeast Asian culture, via its fictional but Asian-inspired world of Kumandra. For star Kelly Marie Tran, who plays the titular warrior princess, seeing her culture and that of her co-stars — including Akwafina, Benedict Wong and Daniel Dae-Kim — well represented onscreen was so important. But …
Raya and the Last Dragon’s Kelly Marie Tran says seeing its diverse cast in animated form was “really special”
Walt Disney Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — The new Disney film Raya and the Last Dragon is winning praise for celebrating Southeast Asian culture, via its fictional but Asian-inspired world of Kumandra. For star Kelly Marie Tran, who plays the titular warrior princess, seeing her culture and that of her co-stars — including Akwafina, Benedict Wong and Daniel Dae-Kim — well represented onscreen was so important. But …
Pepé Le Pew skunked from ‘Space Jam 2’ after “rape culture” accusations
LMPC via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Adieu Le Pew, you’ve been cancelled. Pepé Le Pew, the French skunk from Warner Bros.’ Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies cartoons whose relentless pursuit of love — and his odor — typically caused other characters to flee, has been axed from the studio’s upcoming Space Jam sequel, according to The …
‘Nomadland’, ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ and ‘The Crown’ dominate 26th Annual Critics Choice Awards
“Nomadland” – L-R – McDormand, Zhao – © 2020 20th Century Studios(LOS ANGELES) — The 26th Annual Critics Choice Awards, hosted for the third time by Taye Diggs, were handed out on Sunday in-person/virtual hybrid ceremony airing live on The CW. Nomadland topped the winners in the film categories with four awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and …
‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ breathes fire into the weekend box office with $8.6 million debut
Walt Disney Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon topped the weekend box office, delivering an estimated $8.6 million in its opening weekend. Its release couldn’t have been better timed, as theaters in several major cities, including Chicago, San Francisco, and New York City, re-opened for the first time in nearly a year. Raya and …
What we learned from Prince Harry, Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah
Harpo Productions/ Photographer: Joe Pugliese(LOS ANGELES) — A year after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made their royal exit, they got candid about their experiences with the royals in an extensive interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired Sunday evening. Here are some of the bombshells. Why they left the royal family: Harry stated, “My biggest concern was history repeating itself…. What I was …
Dense Fog Advisory issued March 06 at 3:20AM MST until March 06 at 9:00AM MST by NWS
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING… * WHAT…Visibility less than half a mile in dense fog. * WHERE…Beadle, Jerauld, Sanborn, Brule, Aurora, Davison, Charles Mix, Douglas, Hutchinson and Bon Homme Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Yankton Sioux Tribal Nation. * WHEN…Until 10 AM CST this morning.
Famous brave teddy bear picture becoming Dwayne Johnson-produced feature film
Alex Panagopoulos – Courtesy of Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but in the case of a famous one — an illustration of a brave little teddy bear wielding a wooden sword to protect a sleeping child — it’s worth turning into a movie. Greek fantasy artist Alex Panagopoulos’ illustration, which …
“It’s OBSCENE” — former ‘Suits’ co-star Patrick J. Adams defends Meghan Markle against Royal family bullying accusations
Shane Mahood/USA Network(LOS ANGELES) — Ahead of Oprah’s much-hyped sit-down with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on Sunday, the Duchess of Sussex’s former Suits love interest, Patrick J. Adams is coming to her defense. Markle was recently accused of bullying by former Royal aides, in what some, including Adams, think was royal revenge for the Oprah tell-all. For his part, Adams was having none of it. In a …