Cinema News: Emmys group diversity study finds 'resistance' to change

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September 11, 2022

Diversity experts studied Emmys group — and found 'deep-seated resistance' to change

After an eye-opening member survey, the TV Academy plots "how we're holding our feet to the fire" on diversity, says president and COO Maury McIntyre.

Most Hollywood assistants still make less than $50,000 a year, report finds

Grass-roots organization #PayUpHollywood's latest annual survey says assistants continue to struggle when it comes to pay, opportunities and benefits.

'Rosalía is the truth': How a Spanish flamenco singer defied convention and rewired pop

In a year in which Spanish-language artists have increasingly dominated the charts, Rosalía's "Motomami" may be a blueprint for all of pop moving forward.

The Disney myth will be on display at D23 Expo. Here's why we want to believe it

After pandemic delays, closures and financial burdens, the Walt Disney Co. has been working its way back to normalcy, a moment reflected by the return of its typically biennial fan convention the D23 Expo to the Anaheim Convention Center.

'The ultimate mother': How the actors who've played her viewed Queen Elizabeth II

The thespians who've studied the queen most closely explain what they learned about her life, character and work from the experience.

Universal's Halloween Horror Nights redefines the haunt with a Weeknd-inspired maze

We talk to John Murdy, the architect of Universal's Halloween Horror Nights, on transforming the emotional terror of the Weeknd's music into a horror attraction.

'What else do you have?' After 20 years on 'SNL,' Kenan Thompson takes no laugh for granted

As he prepares to celebrate a major milestone, "Saturday Night Live's" longest-running cast member is adding a new role to his repertoire: Emmy host.

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